Temperance and Prohibition in New Zealand

XI — Prohibition ‘Who'S Who’ in New Zealand

XIProhibition ‘Who'S Who’ in New Zealand

Note—A widespread appeal was made throughout the
Dominion for the names and records of those who merited
inclusion in this ‘Who's Who.’ Great difficulty has been
experienced in obtaining the needful information. Many
stalwarts still living, modestly desired to be omitted, facts
concerning those who have passed on were found to be
scanty, and the task of compiling the list was rendered extraordinarily difficult. It is felt that there are many omissions;
and that the data is in some cases meagre. It is hoped,
however, that the record will be of service, if only as a
foundation for a more complete list as additions and corrections become available.

J.C.

ADAMS, Justice A. S., took an
unfrequented way toward his
present eminence. The legal
profession inclines toward the
broad way in which many walk.
To be where men most do congregate in week-days and on
Sundays is the tactic of most
young barristers. But A. S.
Adams had other ideas. We do
not seem to remember him as a
Rugger player, or as a Grand
Master of Masons. We doubt
whether he even bet the proverbial hat in his well-lived life.
He kept an exacting conscience.
There is some authority for
supposing that such a conscience
costs £10,000 a year and extras.
He didn't care what it cost. He
reflected that he had to live with
himself and resolved that at any
cost he would be friends with his
housemate. He kept his pledge.
We have heard many things said
of him, but never one that
carried an insinuation of bad
faith or of moral cowardice.
He joined the Baptist Church in
Presbyterian Dunedin. Later on
he joined the Blue Ribbon Army
in that Scottish town when
‘pubs’ were as plentiful as
blackberries on a bramble. Sheer
legal ability and boundless
capacity to take pains, put him
in the forefront of that Bar
which has contained and still
contains many foremost Dominion lawyers. But no snowstorm
of briefs prevented him from
blue-ribbon work, or kept him
from Alliance conferences. His
colleagues in that great Reform
found in his counsels a strong
tower and a rock of defence
when Government brought in
Liquor Bills. His shrewdness
and far-sightedness are embodied
in the legislation that controls
the issue. The correspondence
columns of the Otago Daily
Times were enlivened for years
with his polemics, and liquor
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advocates learned to be wary of
indiscretions when A.S.A. might
be expected next morning. How
quick and killing his reply to
that famous outburst of the late
Prof. Salmond was! Those who
know him revere him. He
grapples his friends to himself
with hoops of steel. Among the
stalwarts of this great reform he
occupies a place of singular
honour and respect. For more
than thirty years—up to the time
of his elevation to the Judges'
Bench—he was known throughout the Dominion as an able
Prohibition advocate. His addresses were of a spiritual nature
and his religious intensity
gripped his hearers. He has the
distinction of having been seven
times elected President of the
New Zealand Alliance, a position
in which he sought to serve God
and man. He has been a valuable asset to the Prohibition
movement.—J. J. North.

ADAMS, Arthur gave effective service as a Good Templar and
Band of Hope worker. The
Adams family have loyally supported the temperance cause,
especially in Dunedin district.

ADAMS, F. B., B.A., LL.M.
Barrister and solicitor. The
Crown Prosecutor at Dunedin.
Compiler for many years of the
annual Drink Bill of the
Dominion.

ADAMS, H. S., M.A., LL.B.
Barrister and solicitor. For
several years on the executive
of the New Zealand Alliance
and now re-elected president of
the Otago United Temperance
Reform Council.

ADAMS, J. A. D., rendered good
service in the ranks of Good
Templary, in Bands of Hope, and
Gospel Temperance Societies.
He was elected a Vice-President
of the N.Z. Alliance the year it
was founded. He is also the
author of several books.

DAMS, R. N., in addition to
many years of temperance work
on moral suasion lines, took the
initiative in forming the Roslyn
and Kaikorai Gospel Temperance Union, which was a live
organization. He was Chairman
of the first meeting and was
afterwards Vice-President of
the Union.

AITKEN, Jas.; who was for a
long period headmaster of the
State School, Victoria Avenue,
Wanganui, has, in an able and
courageous manner used his
voice and pen in fighting the
drink traffic.

ALCORN, Robert; was a staunch
Ashburton prohibitionist who
loyally stood by the cause when
it was bitterly opposed.

ALDRIDGE, Pastor Geo.; for
many years a Church of Christ
minister in Auckland, was a
recognized leader of the temperance forces in the City. He
was a gifted and acceptable
platform speaker. At councils
or in convention he was most
helpful in discussions or by
reading of papers.

ANDREWS, Geo.; of Ashburton,
during a long life, rendered
much self-denying and courageous
service. He has been a standard
bearer, giving freely of his services as an organizer and platform speaker in the campaigns.

ARMSTRONG, Rev. A. A., for
many years an enthusiastic
worker for No-License and
Prohibition; was in Ohinemuri
when that electorate carried No-License. Relinquishing Church
service to work for some years
as organizer for the New
Zealand Alliance in various parts
of the Dominion, being latterly
in charge of the Wellington-Nelson-Marlborough districts.
Keenly interested in Band of
Hope work and educational
effort.

ATKINSON, Arthur Richmond,
B.A.; is the nephew of Sir H.
Atkinson, formerly Premier of
New Zealand and Mr. Justice
Richmond. After a successful
scholastic career in New Zealand
and Oxford, England, he commenced practice as a barrister in
Wellington. Coming in contact
with F. W. Isitt, L. M. Isitt,
and T. E. Taylor, he became an
ardent Prohibitionist. His legal
knowledge has been of great
help to the Cause. He has keen
logical and analytical faculties,
and is able to dissect and expose
the fallacies of his opponents
and lay a sure foundation on
which to build his position. In
Parliament and in the City
Council he has displayed statesmanship. As a writer he is well
known in the daily press and in
popular magazines, also as N.Z.
correspondent to the London
Times, and member of the
Round Table Group. His
articles on the temperance question, the campaign papers he has
edited, and his masterly reply to
Prof. Salmond, have been valuable contributions to the Prohibition movement. For many years
he has been a member of the
N.Z. Alliance Executive, and his
election to the position of
President of the Alliance in 1921
was the Prohibition party's
approval of his character and
work.

ATKINSON, Sir Harry; was
greatly respected as a patriotic
statesman and Premier of New
Zealand. He showed practical
sympathy with every moral and
social movement. He was a
Vice-President of the New
Zealand Alliance from its
foundation until his death in
1892.

AVERILL, Archbishop A. W.,
Bishop of the Diocese of Auckland and Archbishop of the
Church of the Province of New
Zealand, has said, ‘Personally I
am not technically a prohibitionist … I cannot conscientiously vote for the continuance
of a trade which I am convinced
does more harm than good to my
fellow-creatures.’ Dr. Averill
is a staunch temperance advocate.

AYSON, T., was President of the
Temperance Societies of the
Gore district in 1901. In 1905
he travelled round the Dominion
proclaiming the benefits of No-License in the Mataura electorate, and in other ways served
the cause.

BASSET, W. G., J.P., was born
in New Plymouth eighty years
ago. After being for some years
a builder and contractor, he
settled in Wanganui, where he
owned a large timber business.
As a public spirited man and a
member of many public bodies,
he worked for the town's welfare. A leading Methodist
official and a philanthropist, he
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was ever a Temperance worker.
He was a foundation member of
the New Zealand Alliance, of
which he was a Vice-President.
For thirty-three years he had a
seat on the Wanganui Licensing
Bench and for many years was
chairman of the Prohibition
League. A man of high ideals
and the soul of honour he was
greatly respected by his fellow
citizens. He died in 1928.

BAXTER, John Street, was born
at Banff, Scotland. His father
was a Presbyterian minister. Mr.
Baxter arrived in New Zealand
in 1880 and three years later
commenced business in Invercargill, where, though the population numbered only a few
thousands, there were thirty-two public houses, three wholesale licenses and two club
charters operating. He commenced to fight the liquor trade,
and for more than forty years
has been a recognized leader in
the Prohibition movement. Some
years ago handsome presentations were made to Mr. and Mrs.
Baxter as a recognition of their
self-denying labours in the cause
of social reform. In the pulpit,
as local preacher of the Presbyterian Church, on the platform,
in the press, and in daily life, he
has, with ardour and courage,
advocated the principles of
Prohibition.

BEDFORD, Dr. H. D., M.A.,
LLD.; born in Leeds, Yorkshire,
in 1877, Hugh Dodgsham Bedford came with his parents to
New Zealand in 1886. With no
advantages other than his own
brilliant qualities, he was chosen
Macandrew Scholar for political
economy at Otago University,
1899, took his B.A. in 1901, and
his M.A. in 1902 and gained his
LL.D. for a treatise on Banking
in 1916. For eight years he was
lecturer on economics and
history at Otago University, and
reached the status of Professor
in 1915. His gifts as a lecturer
and teacher were of the highest
order, and his moral qualities
and passion for the welfare of
mankind brought him to the
forefront of the Prohibition
movement. As an Independent
Liberal in politics he was elected
with the largest vote cast for
any candidate in 1902, being then
only twenty-five years of age.
Dr. Bedford saw war service
overseas. He met an untimely
death by drowning at Whangarei on Sunday, February 4,
1918, whilst on a speaking tour
with the late Rev. John Dawson.
His death removed one of the
ablest, most promising and
valuable personalities in the
temperance movement and one
of the shining lights in the New
Zealand educational world.

BEGG, A. C., was the son of the
Rev. Dr. Begg, the distinguished
Edinburgh divine, who occupied
a prominent position in the Free
Church of Scotland. Mr. A. C.
Begg was a leading citizen of
Dunedin. He twice unsuccessfully stood for Parliament,
though he received substantial
support. He was an active
worker in the Prohibition cause
and an official of the Otago
Prohibition Council until his
death.

BELL, The Rt. Hon. Sir Francis,
P.C., G.C.M.G., K.C., M.L.C.;
was born at Nelson in 1851, and
became a barrister in 1874 and

Mrs. J. McCombs,Notable member W.C.T.U., and social
worker, Christchurch

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Crown Solicitor in 1878. He was
Mayor of Wellington in 1891,
1892, and 1897, elected M.H.R. in
1893, and appointed to Legislative Council, 1912. He has been
Prime Minister, Attorney
General, Minister of Internal
Affairs and External Affairs,
Lands, Education, Justice,
State Forests. He has also
taken a deep interest in sport,
having been President of many
athletic bodies. He has given
valuable assistance to the Prohibition movement by the use of
his legal knowledge in defending
the cause in the courts and on
the platform.

BELLRINGER, Charles E., M.P.,
J.P.; was born in New Plymouth,
February 16, and is the son of
James Bellringer, who was
Mayor of the town for four
years. He has been Member of
the New Plymouth Harbour
Board seventeen years and
Chairman since 1922. Borough
Councillor, President of the
United Fire Brigades Association of New Zealand, Grand
Master N.Z. Branch Manchester
Independent Order of Oddfellows, forty-six years a Methodist local preacher, and has
occupied many other public positions. He is a loyal prohibitionist and in his public positions
has stood by his principles.

BENNETT, The Right Rev. F. A.
The Right Rev. F. A. Bennett,
first Bishop of Aotearoa, is the
first member of the Maori race
to become a bishop. He was born
at Ohinemutu, the headquarters
of the Arawa tribe, in the year
1872. His father was Thomas,
son of Rev. Dr. John Bennett,
M.D., D.D., who was appointed
by Sir George Gray as first
Registrar-General of N.Z. His
mother was a chieftainness of
the Arawa tribe. Our first
Native Bishop, who was trained
under Bishop Suter, and later
under Bishop Mule, has for
thirty-two years laboured incessantly amongst the Maoris in
different parts of the Dominion
with considerable success, being
instrumental in erecting many
schools, Mission Halls, Churches
and a Maori hostel. He is an
eminent Maori scholar, and has
a deep understanding of the
Maori people, their temperament,
customs, traditions, and art, and
holds the rank of chief amongst
the Maori people. For many
years he has been editor of a
Maori magazine which circulates
all over the Dominion, dealing
with moral, social, educational
and religious matters that affect
the Maori people. He has been
extensively engaged in reform
schemes amongst the Maori
people, and was one of the outstanding and original members of
the Young Maori Party movement. Bishop Bennett has
always taken a strong stand on
the side of Prohibition, in his
public addresses and in articles
in both Pakeha and Maori. He
drives home the fact that the
Maori had no intoxicating liquor
in this country before the
Pakeha's arrival. Bishop Bennett
has an optimistic nature, an
attractive personality, is a gifted
speaker, has a rich deep voice,
and has spiritual ideals.

BEVAN, A., during his forty-seven years' residence at Opiro,
Southland, was at various times
president, secretary, and
treasurer of the Awarua No-
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License League. He was a
founder of the first Gospel
Temperance Society in Southland in 1882, and also of the first
Good Templars Lodge in that
district, which was the second
Lodge in New Zealand. The
members of his family have
followed in his footsteps.

‘Blamires Bros.’ The, are three
Methodist ministers who have
rendered helpful service. The
Rev. H. L. and the Rev. E. O.
Blamires were for some years
members of the Alliance Executive and the Rev. E. P.
Blamires has worked among the
young as the connexional agent
of his Church.

BONE, A., of Hawera, has for
many years been president and
secretary of the Prohibition
League.

BOWMAN, C., of Gore, was one
who assisted in the formation of
the Mornington Total Abstinence
Society and Band of Hope in
1869. Mr. George Watson and
Mr. Bamford were his colleagues.

BOWMAN, Mrs. The work of
Mrs. Bowman as an organizer
did much to win No-License for
Ashburton, her home electorate.
She paid the price of her service
in broken health and early death,
but counted not her life dear.

BOWRAN, George, of Christchurch, is a well-known business
man who has been associated
with the temperance movement
since the early days. In 1891,
when Licensing Committees were
elected on a ratepayers' franchise, he stood as a Temperance
candidate, and up to the present
time has heartily supported the
Cause.

BRAME, John, whose father was
a Baptist minister in Birmingham, England, arrived in New
Zealand in 1864. He was secretary of the Auckland Prohibition
League and devoted much energy
to securing the direct vote and
the political enfranchisement of
women. He died in 1903, aged
sixty-nine years.

BRECHIN, John, Senr. of Wanganui, was a Presbyterian elder,
well known because of his
sterling religious character and
as a worker in the temperance
cause.

BRENT, S. T., J.P. came to
Rotorua in 1874, and was a loyal
standard bearer. He commenced
the first Temperance hotels in
the town. In 1883 he began to
build what in the town is known
as the popular Bathgate House.
He was patriarchal in appearance, upright in character,
generous in disposition and a
supporter of all worthy causes.
He was born in Canada in 1834
and arrived at Nelson in 1854.

BRIDGE, G., of Wanganui, was a
well-known, public-spirited man
who, during a strenuous life,
rendered excellent service to the
cause of education. For many
years he occupied the position of
treasurer to the Prohibition
League.

BRIDGES, Jabez was organizer in
the Masterton electorate during
the campaign when No-License
was won.

BROAD, A. C., of Dunedin, was
a vigorous and liberal supporter
of the Prohibition movement.
He assisted at the founding of
the Roslyn and Kaikoura Gospel
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Temperance Union. In the early
stormy days of the No-License
fight he was a brave warrior.
Hopeful and cheerful he had an
inspiring influence. He was
treasurer of the Otago Prohibition Council. In 1889 he was
elected Vice-President of the
Alliance. Mr. and Mrs. Broad
were valiant fighters in the
Women Franchise Campaign.

BROWN, Byron, of Otaki, has
taken a keen interest in Prohibition and is an effective platform
speaker, stressing the economic
advantages of Prohibition.

BROWN, J. W., of Wellington,
by his work as honorary treasurer of the N.Z. Alliance Funds
for many years, rendered a helpful contribution to the cause.

BULL, T. J., was for some years
a diligent and efficient Alliance
agent. Before his engagement
he had done much effective
temperance work. He was a
minister of the Church of Christ.

BUTTLE, Rev. J. N., received a
public presentation from the
Timaru No-License workers on
March 16, 1903, when reference
was made to his qualities as a
leader and his open-air work.

CAMERON, D. C. Mr. Donald
Charles Cameron of Dunedin
was born at Inverness, Scotland,
on April 17, 1850. In 1854 his
father and mother migrated to
Geelong, Victoria. In 1861 his
father came to the Otago goldfields and his mother and family
joined him in Dunedin, in 1862.
Donald at once began to take an
interest in the local Band of
Hope and afterwards was secretary for some three years. In
1871 he became a charter member
of the Antidote Division Sons
and Daughters of Temperance
Benefit Society. After passing
through all the offices, he became
Worthy Patriarch and also
Grand Worthy Patriarch of the
Grand Division. In 1872 the
I.O.G.T. was introduced to New
Zealand, and he became one of
the first members of the ‘Pioneer
of Dunedin Lodge.’ In 1874
he was a representative to the
institution of the Grand Lodge
in Christchurch, where he was
elected Grand Vice Templar,
and, at the following Annual
Session in Dunedin, he was
elected G. secretary, which office
he held for thirty-three years.
He was afterwards elected
Grand Chief Templar for four
years. He represented the
Grand Lodge at the meeting of
‘Worthy Grand Lodge of
Australasia’ held in Adelaide in
1887 and also the ‘International
Supreme Lodge’ held in Toronto,
Canada, in 1899, where he was
elected International Assistant
Secretary. During this visit he
attended several I.O.G.T. Lodges
in America, England and Scotland. A branch of the I.O.R.
being opened in Dunedin, he
joined up in 1878, and after
passing through all the offices,
became a representative and
member of District Lodge. Mr.
Cameron has always been a
strong believer in Prohibition
for the State'—hence a regular
subscriber to the New Zealand
Alliance, of which he is a Past
vice-president. For twenty-four
years he published, on his own
financial responsibility The
Temperance Herald and Temper-
page 212ance Standard. Mr. John W.
Jago was honorary editor and
these papers did splendid service
in promoting Temperance and
Prohibition. In 1874 Mr.
Cameron married Christine
McNeill, of Balclutha, who was
a true helpmate to him in all
Christian and temperance work.
For many years she was Grand
Superintendent of Juvenile
Temples and always evinced a
great interest in Sunday school
and Juvenile Temperance work.
After a happy married life of
forty-two years she passed away
in November 1916. They had nine
sons and three daughters, all of
whom are still alive and well.
Mr. Cameron, who is seventy-nine years of age, recently underwent a serious operation, but
has made a good recovery and
now lives quietly and comfortably in Dunedin with his
sister, Miss Janet Cameron. The
family have always been active
members of the Methodist
Central Mission, and one of his
sons was elected vice-president
of the Methodist Church of New
Zealand in 1925.

CARR, Edwin Caleb was manager
of a large timber mill in the
Northern Wairoa and also
resided for a number of years in
Auckland. He was an indefatigable worker among young
people. In the sixties he was a
leader in the Auckland Band of
Hope, writing some of the
recitations given by the young
reciters. Until the day of his
death on December 5, 1903 he
was an ardent worker.

CARR, J. W., was for many years
secretary of the Auckland Total
Abstinence Society, which was
formed in 1842. This Society
was founded by eight pioneers.
James McNair, Joseph Robinson,
Caleb Robinson, John Probert.
Joseph Newman. George Hunter,
Joshua Robinson, and James
William Carr. The society did
much good work. In 1863 it
initiated the formation of a
Rechabite Tent. In 1862 it took
an active part in the formation
of Bands of Hope and assisted
in introducing Good Templary
into the district. In 1869 it
successfully led a movement to
oppose the proposal to open
public-houses on Sundays. Mr.
Carr was also financial secretary
of the Auckland League and he
was vice-president of the N.Z.
Alliance from its formation.

CARSON, Hon. Gilbert, M.L.C.
Born at sea in the year 1842,
Gilbert Carson spent his early
life in Auckland and in the New
Zealand Herald office he learned
his trade as a printer. Later he
spent seven years on the staff of
the Government Printing Department, Wellington. Acting on
the advice of Sir William Fox
he purchased the Wanganui
Chronicle in 1874. He edited
and controlled the paper for
many years, and it has consistently supported the Prohibition movement. The citizens of
Wanganui trusted him and he
was elected to almost every
public position, including Member of Parliament and Mayor on
several occasions. Chairman of
Harbour, Education and other
Boards. He was also a member
of the Legislative Council, a
leading Baptist official, an ardent
philanthropist and an able advocate of Prohibition.

CAUGHLEY, J., former Director
of Education in New Zealand,
has given many years of service
to the temperance movement,
especially amongst young people.

CHATTERTON, Frederick
William, B.D. (Durham) was
born in England in 1860. Feeling
the call to the mission field he
came out to New Zealand in
1883 and was ordained deacon
by the Bishop of Nelson in 1886
and priest in the following year.
For fourteen years he had charge
of the parish of All Saints,
Nelson; then he was appointed
principal of the Maori Theological College at Te Rau, and
remained there for seventeen
years. In 1919 he accepted the
charge of the Rotorua Parochial
District, which position he still
holds. He took a deep interest
in the temperance movement
during his stay in Nelson in co-operation with the Revs. F. W.
Isitt and R. S. Gray. On moving
to Gisborne he took up the cause
there. and for fourteen years was
president of the No-License
League. On removing to
Rotorua he became president of
the Prohibition League and still
holds this office.

CHISHOLM, R. A., for a number
of years was secretary of the
Timaru League in which position he was most efficient. He
received a public testimonial
from his fellow-workers as an
appreciation of his services.

CLEARY, The Right Reverend
Bishop, D.D., O.B.E., was born
in Ireland, 1859. He studied
chiefly in Maynooth. Rome, and
Paris. He was ordained priest
in 1885. He was ordered to
Australia for health reasons in
1888, where he served in the
diocese of Ballarat from 1888
till the end of 1897. He was
editor of The New Zealand
Tablet from 1898 to 1910 and was
appointed Bishop of Auckland
1910. He was military chaplain
in England, Belgium. and France
1916–1917, and is the author of a
number of books on history,
theology, children's stories, &c.

CLEPHANE, R., of Christchurch,
was one of the early vice-presidents of the Alliance, and
life vice-president of the Canterbury Prohibition Council. These
honours were conferred upon
him because of his persistent
and intelligent support of temperance principles for sixty
years. He was one of the small
band who formed the first total
abstinence society in Canterbury.
He died in 1896, aged seventy-eight years.

COCKER, James, was born at
Calver, Derbyshire, in 1862.
Early in life he was a follower
of Sir Wilfred Lawson as a
‘Local Optionist’ and was a
temperance worker in his native
village. His student days were
passed in Hartley College, Manchester. In 1890, as a Primitive
Methodist minister, he was
stationed at Ashburton, and soon
became associated with the
leaders of the newly-formed
Prohibition movement. He has
served on the Licensing Bench
in Ashburton, Wanganui, Wellington, and Christchurch. As
editor of the N.Z. Primitive
Methodist, associate editor of the
N.Z. Methodist Times, and editor
of the Vanguard, he has used his
pen to support the cause of
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Prohibition. He has also issued
several volumes, including The
Idylls of Blossom. The Date Boy
of Baghdad, and Winning from
Scratch. For many years he has
been a member of the Alliance
executive, and is a vice-president
of the Alliance. He occupied
leading positions in the Primitive
Methodist Church, including
those of Connexional Editor
and President of Conference.

COLLINS, John (Mayor of Melrose, Wellington) assisted at the
inauguration of the New Zealand
Alliance, and for many years
was a member of the executive.

COLLIS, Mr., of New Plymouth,
was, from 1897 and onward,
president of the Prohibition
League and a leader of considerable influence.

COMRIE, Rev. W. J. The Rev.
W. J. Comrie, F.I.A., N.Z., is a
native of New Zealand, having
been born at Auckland in 1860.
Mr. Comrie became minister of
Waiuku Presbyterian Church in
1889 and his subsequent charges
were Kelso, Fairlie, and Hastings. In 1905 he was appointed
to the position of general treasurer of the Presbyterian Church,
and he continued to occupy it
until December 31, 1928. During
his ministry he has occupied
most responsible positions, such
as the moderatorship, a member
of the Church Property Board,
&c., &c. He has always been
interested in education and has
been a member of five different
school committees and two education boards. As a youth he
was a prominent Band of Hope
worker, and during his ministry,
whether in charges or in his
office, he has been one of the
outstanding helpers in our work.
He was minister of Kelso during
part of the struggle which
eventually brought Prohibition to
the Clutha electorate, and took
a noble part in the fight. For
many years he was a member of
the executive of the New
Zealand Alliance, and for a considerable period he was chairman
of the N.Z. Alliance standing
committee. Wise in counsel,
sane in outlook, full of determination, withal of a kindly disposition, the cause owes much to
him, and the New Zealand
Alliance, at its annual meeting in
March 1929, expressed its
appreciation of his manifold
services and exceeding worth by
unanimously electing him as its
president.

COUPLAND, James, lived at Port
Albert and found pleasure in
telling of the benefits enjoyed by
the people because Prohibition
prevailed in the district. He
was a life-long abstainer, a Band
of Hope worker, and in 1894
was elected a vice-president of
the Alliance. Before coming to
New Zealand in the early sixties
he was a member of the United
Kingdom Alliance. He died in
November 1901, aged eighty-three.

COURT, J. W., is one of the
prominent business men in Auckland City and has been closely
associated with the Auckland
Branch of the Alliance. A strong
personality, he has, in the various
responsible positions, made a
worth while contribution to the
movement. In addition to devoting his time and energy
to the work, he has substantially sup-
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ported the movement financially.
Mr. Court is a member of the
Dominion Executive of the N.Z.
Alliance, and president of the
Auckland area N.Z.A.

COWIE, Bishop, of the Anglican
Church, joined the New Zealand
Alliance during the first year of
its existence.

COX, William, of Timaru, was an
energetic leader, and for some
years occupied the position of
president of the Prohibition
League.

CRISP, Ben, one of the oldest and
best-known residents of Nelson,
died on September 2, 1901, at
the great age of ninety-four.
He claimed to be the oldest
colonist in New Zealand, having
left England in 1819. He had
been a total abstainer since 1843,
and he formed the first Band of
Hope in Nelson. To the last day
of his life he was intensely
interested in the temperance
cause.

CRUMP, Rev. J. From the days
before he preached his first
sermon in 1845 to the end of his
long ministry, the Rev. John
Crump, Methodist minister,
waged a continual warfare
against strong drink. He was a
staunch champion in every town
in which he lived.

CURRIE, Rev. S. W., a Presbyterian minister who lived in
Balclutha for nine years before
No-License was carried in the
Clutha electorate and for many
years after. He delighted in
telling how great were its
benefits.

DALLASTON, Rev. C., has always
been a trusty friend of the
cause.

DALTON, T. H., was born in
Southbrook, Canterbury, in 1866,
and since he was eighteen years
of age, has been earnestly working for Prohibition. Only a few
of his many activities can be
mentioned, and these include
fifteen years Grand Chief
Templar, Presidency of the
Dunedin South Temperance
Reform Council, membership of
the Mornington Borough Council and thirty-six years a Methodist local preacher. He is still
actively engaged in philanthropic
work.

DANIELL, C. E., was born at
Malvern, Worcestershire, in 1856.
He has resided in Masterton
fifty years, and been closely
identified with the progress of
the town. As a builder and
sawmiller he is the largest
employer of labour in the district.
He has occupied many public
positions, including the Chairmanship of the Wellington
Harbour Board. As a young
peoples man he has worked to
improve the educational facilities
in the town. For forty-eight
years he has been superintendent
of the Methodist Sunday school,
and he has been a loyal standard
bearer in the cause of temperance. For about nine years he
was a member of the Licensing
Committee, and when No-License
was carried in Masterton he was
one of the leaders in the campaign.

DASH, George, J.P., four times
Mayor of Waimate, has resided
for fifty-two years in the town
of which he is chief citizen. To
enumerate the long list of public
positions he has filled would be a
great task, for there is scarcely
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an aspect of social service that
has not had the benefit of his
ripe judgement. He is well
known in South Canterbury as a
man of vision, inflexible purpose,
and unswerving fidelity. His
activities in temperance work
have been numerous. For thirty-six years he was secretary of the
Waimate Temperance and Prohibition forces. He wrote the
popular Te Pono dialogues and
has edited campaign columns and
journals. He wrote and published the first three verses of
the famous campaign song,
‘Strike out the Top Line,’ which
was the battle cry of many campaigns. In 1908 he edited the
official No-License Handbook.
In 1912 the temperance party
presented him with a silver service as a recognition of his work.

DAWSON, Rev. John. John
Dawson was a Yorkshireman
with a warm heart and a genial
nature. Keighley was his native
town. As a Primitive Methodist minister he landed in New
Zealand in the year 1888. When
stationed in Christchurch during
the year 1894 he became a companion of the brave-hearted men
and women who had unfurled
the Prohibition flag in Sydenham
a few years previously. In the
daily press, on the platform, and
in the streets, they were being
bitterly opposed, but opposition
and danger only increased John
Dawson's enthusiasm for what
he believed to be a righteous
cause. Very soon he was
generally accepted as a leader.
His calm, deliberate manner had
a steadying effect upon the hot-headed enthusiasts who soon
learned to trust him. In 1897 he
settled in Wellington, and for
ten years was chairman of the
New Zealand Alliance Executive.
His sound judgement, tact,
geniality, wide knowledge of the
movement and burning enthusiasm for its development
eminently qualified him for the
position. He freely devoted
much time and energy to the
cause while still continuing his
work as a minister. In 1909 he
succeeded the Rev. F. W. Isitt
as general secretary of the
Alliance, a position he occupied
until, on September 13, 1925, he
ceased to work and live. John
Dawson, by his dignified bearing,
courtesy, charity, honourable and
manly conduct, commanded the
love and respect of the people,
especially those who knew him
best. Before the Methodist
Union, he was elected president
of Conference. He also occupied
the position in the United
Methodist Church. For almost
thirty years his duties often led
him to the House of Parliament
to interview Premiers, Cabinet
Ministers or Members. Often
his position was a very difficult
one, but he retained their respect.
His parliamentary work was one
of his best contributions to the
Prohibition cause. He had great
courage and when speaking on
behalf of deputations to
Premiers and Cabinet Ministers,
he unflinchingly, but in a courteous manner, put forward the
demands of his party. His comprehensive knowledge of the
temperance movement and especially the Licensing Laws,
specially qualified him as a
speaker on such occasions. In
council and conventions he had
the courage to make progressive
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proposals which, though not at
first popular, were usually
adopted. He was trusted as a
safe leader. His addresses at
public meetings were full of facts
and figures and statements which
were never challenged, even by
his opponents. He often made
his best speeches when opposed.
While firmly believing that Prohibition was the only real cure
for the evils wrought by the
liquor traffic, he gladly worked
for minor reforms, such as six
o'clock closing. His sanguine and
hopeful disposition often dispelled the fears of others and
inspired them with hope. He
was a likeable man and had a
great capacity for friendship,
being gladly welcomed into the
homes of the workers in the
Dominion where the bonds of
loyalty to him as a leader were
increased. Twice in America
and once in Switzerland he ably
represented the Dominion at the
World's Congresses, dealing with
alcohol, and his visits to
Australia and Fiji inspired the
workers in those lands. John
Dawson was a rock man, whose
work did much to build up the
Prohibition movement in New
Zealand.—J. Cocker.

DE LAUTOUR, Dr., of Tapanui,
was an enthusiastic supporter
of No-License, and by voice
and pen bore testimony to its
success in Clutha electorate. He
also wrote papers on ‘Alcohol
and the Human System.’

DE LAUTOUR, A. C., of Gisborne, was the first president of
the Waiapu Prohibition League
which was formed in 1894 and
the Rev. T. N. Griffin was the
first vice-president. Mr. De
Lautour was a loyal standard
bearer during many years following.

DELLOW, Rev. John, was a
Methodist minister. He had a
fine voice and was a popular solo
singer at open-air temperance
meetings. He was a member of
the Canterbury Prohibition
Council Executive and was a
well-known speaker in Prohibition campaigns. He died November 27, 1897.

DENTON, R. G. ‘Always at it’
fitly describes Robert G. Denton's
work for Prohibition. He was
born in Wellington sixty-five
years ago, but as a young man
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he spent four years in England,
and from what he saw there of
the liquor traffic he felt impressed that it was the Empire's
greatest menace. In 1892 he
inserted a signed advertisement
in the Wellington newspaper,
calling a meeting to form a
Prohibition League, and eighty
citizens attended Friends advised him that it would pay him
not to be too prominent in the
movement, as he might be boycotted in his new business. He
smiled and stuck to his guns.
As a collector of funds, compiler
and writer of juvenile literature,
organizing distributors and
scrutineers, Band of Hope conductor, president of the Wellington Prohibition League, over
twenty years a member of the
Alliance Executive, he has done
much valuable detail work, which
has contributed to the general
progress.

DEVEREAUX, W. D., of Dunsandel, for a long time a leader
in Canterbury Prohibition.

DEWDNEY, Rev. A., a Baptist
minister and editor of the N.Z.
Baptist, for a number of years
was an able and energetic Prohibition leader. He spent his
last years in America, where he
died.

DICK, The Honourable Thomas.
As a temperance reformer in
1881, he was instrumental in the
passing through the House of
Representatives of an Act which
formed the basis of the advanced
licensing legislation welcomed
by the Alliance. He was a man
of sterling character and practical sagacity, who retained to
the last his active sympathy with
the No-License movement.
He died in the year 1900.

DIXON, Charles, of Ashburton.
was one of the large army of
semi-obscure workers who have
done much to further the reform.
His pen was his sword and right
nobly did he serve the cause.

DIXON, Edwin, of Hawera, has
been Mayor of the town for
eight years, president of the
Chamber of Commerce for six
years, seventeen years a member
of Education Boards, and has
represented the electorate in
parliament. He has been vice-president of the New Zealand
Methodist Conference, twenty-six years superintendent of the
Sunday school, and many years
a local preacher. He has been a
faithful, energetic, temperance
torch bearer. For fifteen years
he has been a member of the
Licensing Bench, is chairman of
the Taranaki Prohibition Area
Council and is a vice-president
of the Alliance.

DOBBS, W., has for many years
been one of the leading temperance workers in Christchurch,
and is well known in League
meetings and annual conventions.
He is a man of independent
thought and original methods.
The Methodist Church, of which
he is an official, honoured him
by electing him vice-president of
Conference. When T. E. Taylor
was first elected to parliament,
Mr. Dobbs was chairman of his
central committee, and as long
as the great leader lived he continued to be his loyal lieutenant.
For a number of years he has
rendered excellent service as an
Alliance organizer.

DONALDSON, C. E., was for
some years a zealous secretary
of the Timaru Prohibition
League.

DOULL, Rev. A., M.A., was a
leader of the cause. Reliable
and determined, he calmly stood
to his principles and was an
inspirer of others. He prepared
the No-License Handbook of
1914.

DRAKE, Rev. E., has been a
member of Alliance Executive.
Convention reporter, platform
speaker, and diligent worker in
the Prohibition cause.

EDIE, John, of Lawrence, took
a keen interest in public affairs.
He occupied many public positions, including that of Member
of Parliament. He was a
staunch prohibitionist.

EASTHOPE, W. M., represented
Masterton at the formation of
the N.Z. Alliance.

EDMOND, Charles R. Born in
Melborne, Australia, 1890;
Y.M.C.A. secretary during the
war, seeing service in France
and Germany, being supervising
secretary in charge of the whole
activities of the N.Z. Y.M.C.A.
in France. On returning to
New Zealand in 1919 appointed
to take charge of military and
industrial work for the Y.M.C.A.;
loaned to the N.Z. Alliance in
1922, organized the Prohibition
campaign in Auckland; subsequently appointed Dominion
organizer of the Alliance in
October 1923, and on the death
of the general secretary, the late
Rev. John Dawson, was appointed general secretary in 1926,
and resigned in 1929.

ELL, H. G., for many years represented Christchurch in parliament, and both in the House and
on the public platform has been
an ardent supporter of Prohibition.

ELLIOTT, Rev. James Kennedy,
D.D., was born in Ireland in
1845, and educated in Belfast.
He came to New Zealand in
1884, and from 1888 until his
death in May 1929 he was
minister of Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church, Wellington,
although for some years relieved
from active service. His keen
insight, sound common sense,
ready wit and fluent speech, and
above all his genuine goodness
and kindness of heart, made him
a friend and brother beloved.
He was for many years a member of the Hospital and
Charitable Aid Board, and of
the executive of the N.Z.
Alliance. A lifelong abstainer
and an advocate of total abstinence, he was a valued supporter
of the N.Z. Alliance

ELLIOTT, Rev. W. J., an ex-president of the Methodist
Church, has rendered service as
a member of the Alliance executive, of which he was vice-chairman, and as a platform speaker.
Having lived in Clutha, he was
able to speak from experience of
the value of No-License. His
later residence in Ashburton increased his faith in the reform.

ENTRICAN, A. J., Auckland, as
a public man has stood for every
righteous cause. In 1898 he did
excellent work in the City
Council in connexion with the
cleaning of the roll, and has
advocated the election of only
men of sterling character, &c. to
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public positions, especially as
Members of Parliament.

ERWIN, Rev. Dr. (Christchurch),
has stood for Prohibition principles. A man of strong personality, his influence has been a
great help during his long
ministry in the City of the
Plains.

EVANS, Miss Sarah, was a
Methodist local preacher and a
popular open-air speaker. By
her consecration, sacrifice, and
service she did much to secure
the final victory of No-License
in Ohinemuri. Riding on horseback along a bush-track over the
ranges and carrying literature
one dark night her horse slipped
and fell upon her, breaking her
leg, and she lay for hours before
discovered. She was a heroine.

EVANS, R., of Rangiora, was
president of the Central Council
of the Kaiapoi electorate, Canterbury Prohibition Council, and
a life-long sturdy champion of
Prohibition principles.

FAIRCLOUGH, Rev. Paul W.,
had brilliant gifts, which he used
in the service of humanity. As
an astronomer he dwelt among
the stars, as a lover of fellow
men he fought the social evils
of his day. As connexional
editor of the Methodist Church
and contributor to the daily
press, he wrote articles in support of Prohibition which were
logical, instructive, and inspiring,
and were widely circulated. In
his platform and pulpit utterances, which were the product of
a keen intellect and a warm
heart, he often struck heavy
blows at the liquor traffic. This
stalwart died after an operation
in 1917, aged sixty-five.

FALKNER, Louis E., has for
many years been a worker in the
temperance cause, but it has been
as an official and leader of the
Auckland Band of Hope Union
that he has done his best work.
He has rendered unique service
as conductor of the annual Band
of Hope concerts. His musical
taste, skill, and sincere love for
the children have qualified him
to be the successful leader of
the popular annual musical
gatherings which have crowded
the Auckland Town Hall. He
has been a leader of the Auckland Area Council.

FATHERS, T., was born in New
Plymouth in 1857. He has been
a Rechabite fifty-two years,
district secretary twenty years (a
position he still occupies), editor
of the N.Z. Rechabite for ten
years, member of the Alliance
executive and a subscriber to the
Alliance funds since 1886.

FEE, Rev. Thomas, is a Methodist
minister who, during a number
of campaigns, has rendered much
effective service. Whilst president of the Methodist Church,
he devoted considerable time to
advancing the Prohibition cause.
He is a very vigorous platform
speaker and quick at repartee.
He excels in delivering open-air
addresses. He has been president of Canterbury Prohibition
Council and other temperance
associations.

FEIST, F. (Wellington). A
reliable worker for many years
and has rendered valuable service as hon. treasurer of the
N.Z. Alliance.

FERRIMAN, F. Z. D. (Ashburton) is an active Anglican layman, and a well-known business
man. A man of independent
thought, he has occupied a
number of public positions, including a seat at the Council
table and that of deputy mayor.
The returned soldiers have had
in him a true friend and a
strenuous supporter. With
energy and determination he has
advocated the cause of temperance and most generously supported it.

FIELD, Henry, is a Yorkshireman,
being born in Wakefield in 1854,
and came to New Zealand when
twenty-five years old. For some
years he was an active temperance worker in the City of Auckland, before he became general
secretary of the Alliance in 1886.
For several years he devoted part
of his time to the work while
attending to his business. Later
he became full time secretary.
In 1894 the headquarters of the
Alliance were transferred from
Auckland to Wellington, and
Mr. Field continued his work as
secretary. In 1897 he resigned,
having occupied the position of
general secretary for nearly
eleven years. Mr. Field's
association with the Alliance
dates back to its origin and he
was closely associated with its
founders. Among the early
workers he met, in Nelson, were
Mr. J. S. Bond and Mr. W.
Lock: in Christchurch, Mr. R.
Clephane and Mr. William
Gavin; in Wellington, Hon.
F. H. Fraser and Rev. W. A.
Evans: in Taranaki Messrs.
James Bellringer, R. C. Hughes,
and Mrs. Mary Collis; in Auckland, Messrs. John Buchanan,
W. R. Neal, John Weymouth,
J. Newman, W. J. Speight, and
D. Goldie. His work included
the securing of pledges from
parliamentary candidates to give
the people power at the ballot
box to end the liquor traffic.
During the Session of Parliament in 1893, when the Direct
Veto Bill was passed, he spent
much time in Wellington with
the Rev. E. Walker, working in
the interest of temperance legislation. Mr. Field made a valuable contribution in the early
days of the No-License movement.—J. Cocker.

FIELD, Thomas, of Nelson, was
elected a vice-president of the
N.Z. Alliance on its foundation
in the year 1886. He generously
contributed to its funds and
supported its principles.

FINDLAY, Rev. J. B., was convener of the Presbyterian
Assembly's Temperance Committee. In 1898 he was appointed
Alliance lecturer and organizing
agent. The Prohibitionist, in
reporting his appointment, said,
‘He is a pleasing speaker,
thoroughly informed in the
Prohibition question, and an
ardent advocate of the great
reform. It needs a loud “call”
to induce a man to wander from
his home eleven months out of
twelve when congenial church
work lies to hand.’ During later
years he has been a member of
the Alliance executive.

FLEMING, John. ‘Thy gentleness has made me great, sang
the Psalmist, and there he recorded the hall mark of a true
gentleman. Of that kind is John
Fleming, who has lived in the
Auckland province for about
fifty years, and in the Queen
City itself for most of that time.
For many years he was associated with the Auckland Star.
He is a member of the Presbyterian Church. His prayer has
ever been, ‘Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth.’ He
has worked as he has prayed,
and much of his best work has
been for Prohibition. God has
given him increase of goods
which he has used with a fine
sense of stewardship.

FLE8HER, J. A., O.B.E., has
been Mayor of Christchurch, his
native city, and has had a seat
upon many public bodies, including the Harbour Board,
Tramway Board, &c. He has
freely used his abilities for the
public good, and as a barrister
has fought the battles of No-License in the courts. As president of the Canterbury No-License Council and in other
positions, he has displayed
powers of leadership. He has
also been vice-president of the
Methodist Church.

FLIGHT, Josiah, was resident
magistrate at New Plymouth for
upwards of thirty years, and was
a zealous temperance advocate.
He induced many children and
adults to sign the pledge, and
amongst them were some who
afterwards became well-known
temperance workers, such as Mr.
Arthur Hoby, Mr. R. C. Hughes
and Miss Flight. He was one of
the early day giants from 1856
onwards.

FORBES, J. A., of Gore, was the
able and energetic secretary of
the Gore Gospel Temperance
Society in 1892 and for eleven
years onward. He was president
of the Gore Band of Hope Union
and a writer of helpful papers
for conventions. In 1903 the
temperance people presented him
with an illuminated address as
an appreciation of his twenty
years temperance work in the
district.

FOW, John R., J.P., early became
a worker in a Juvenile Templar
Lodge and a Band of Hope
member. He is a life abstainer
and a non-smoker; wherever he
has lived he has earnestly supported the cause of temperance.
For thirty-six years he has been
a Methodist local preacher and
has filled many official positions
in the Church. For ten years he
has sat upon the Hamilton
Licensing Bench. For twenty
years he has been a member of
the Hamilton Borough Council
and has been elected mayor on
eight occasions. He is president
of the South Auckland Area
Prohibition Council and a member of the N.Z. Alliance executive.

FOWLDS, Hon. Sir Geo., K.B.,
O.B.E., The Honourable Sir
George Fowlds, K.B., O.B.E.
was International Rotary's first
special commissioner to New
Zealand. He introduced the
Rotary movement to this land.
Rotary's motto is ‘Service before Self,’ but long before Rotary
was known here George Fowlds
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had learned the vital principle of
service, and his life had been one
long exposition of it. His father,
Matthew Fowlds, was accidentally killed at the age of 101.
He was a hand-loom weaver and
the loom on which he worked
when he was over 100 years is
preserved in the Auckland
Museum. Sir George was born
in 1860 at Fenwick, Ayrshire,
where he was educated, and
where his early working days
were spent. He migrated thence
to South Africa, where he added
to his store of experience. The
year 1885 found him in New
Zealand. He followed various
occupations until 1886 when he
founded the business in Auckland which bears his name. But
it is in connexion with religion,
education, politics, and social
reform that he is best known,
for to him business has been but
a means to an end. He is a
member of the Congregational
Church and a former president
of the Congregational Union;
he is a trustee of the Jubilee
Institute of the Blind and has
been a constant strength to the
Y.M.C.A. He is a Christian
gentleman in the best sense of
the word: broad-minded, sympathetic, generous, ever ready to
give a helping hand either to a
needy brother or to a needy
cause. Sir George has been a
keen student of economics and a
‘single taxer.’ He became influential in the legislature of our
country; he served in three
parliaments and became a minister in the Ward Liberal administration. He was associated with
the Eden League when No-License was carried there. He
was conspicuous in the Efficiency
League of 1919: he has been
vice-president of the New
Zealand Alliance and a member
of its Area and Dominion executives: he helped splendidly in
the liquidation of the Alliance's
heavy debt which followed the
poll in 1922, and in many other
ways he has, for over a generation, been a wise and strong
leader in temperance reform.
Sir George Fowlds has long
been recognized as one of
Auckland's foremost public
men. His most conspicuous public service has been in
the interests of education. He
became minister for Education,
and during his regime at the
Education Office the Teachers'
Superannuation Scheme was instituted. He is president of the
Auckland University Council. He
was active in promoting the
Massey Agricultural College at
Palmerston North and became
chairman of its first governing
body. The Hon. Sir George
Fowlds was made ‘O.B.E.’ for
war service in connexion with
the Red Cross Order and in 1928
the King bestowed the further
honour of knighthood.—H. E.
Pacey.

FOX, Sir William. Sir William
Fox was one of the best known
of Wellington's early settlers.
He was born in England in 1812,
and took his Master of Arts
degree at Wadham College,
Oxford. He also studied law,
and was admitted to the Society
of the Inner Temple, London, in
the year 1842. He found time
before leaving for New Zealand
to write a book on the Law of
Costs, and also a pamphlet in
favour of the emigration to New
Zealand. He averred, in this
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pamphlet, that many of the best
families in England were leaving
for New Zealand, and stressed
the fact that emigrants should
be of the best type obtainable. He
arrived in New Zealand in 1843
and was appointed resident agent
at Nelson for the New Zealand
Company in the same year. On
the death of Col. Wakefield in
the year 1848 he became principal agent for the Company and
controlled all its affairs in the
southern districts of the colony.
He showed such wisdom and tact
in this position that he was
elected a member of the first
parliament convened in New
Zealand. Together with Dr.
Isaac Earl Featherston and the
Hon. Sir William Fitzherbert,
he formed a triumvirate that
ruled Wellington in the early
days, and was popularly known
as ‘one of the three F's.’ He
was a staunch Churchman, being
a member of the Anglican faith,
and together with Sir William
Fitzherbert, took a prominent
part in the foundation of an
educational system for the Wellington province. He was fearless in the execution of his
duties, and in the face of severe
opposition from several churches
he established education on a
secular basis. From his earliest
days he was a strong supporter
of Prohibition, a policy which he
never ceased to advocate until
the date of his death. In those
early days, the consumption of
alcohol was regarded as almost
a social necessity, and it was said
of Fox when he was first appointed Premier, that he would
then have to depart from his
principles of abstinence owing to
the many social entertainments
that it would be his duty as
Premier to preside over. What a
mistaken estimate of his characten some people had formed was
soon shown, as he never at any
time ceased to advocate and
carry out his opinions in that
respect. As a speaker, he was
fluent and vigorous, and was
considered to be one of the best
in Parliament. He was heard
on many occasions on public
platforms on the liquor question
and even in his later days when
living in retirement at Auckland
he never ceased to take an active
interest in the campaign for the
abolition of strong drink.
Politically, morally and socially
he bore an unblemished reputation and he was ever ready to
assist his fellow man in any way
that he was able. He was
Premier no less than four times,
and after relinquishing parliamentary duties, was appointed
commissioner to inquire into
Native Land Titles and to settle
questions relative to the confiscation of Maori lands on the
west coast, and in this capacity
he gave great satisfaction to
Pakeha and Maori alike. He
died at Auckland at the ripe old
age of eighty-one, practically all
the energies of his later years
being given to the temperance
movement.—Sir R. Stout.

FRASER, Hon. F. H., M.L.C.,
had a long and honourable
career and was one of the foremost men in all temperance
matters. His appointment to the
Legislative Council was due
largely to the fact that he was a
recognized temperance leader.
For thirty-eight years he was
secretary of the N.Z. Central
District of the Rechabite Order.

FRENCH, Robert. What memories gather round the name
of Robert French as a constant,
persistent, and loyal advocate of
Prohibition. In 1863 a meeting
of total abstainers held in Auckland decided to start a branch
of the Rechabite Friendly
Society in New Zealand. The
chairman of that meeting was
Mr. J. M. French, who died
February 9, 1899. His son Robert
in early life became a temperance worker, devoting much of
his energies to making the Auckland Band of Hope Union an
educative power. Many also
were the adults he persuaded to
sign the total abstinence pledge.
He was an enthusiastic prohibitionist and excelled as a defender in the columns of the newspapers of the movement to close
the hotel bars. Because of his
faithfulness to his convictions,
he often suffered in his business,
but he was willing to pay the
price. He had a firm faith that
God would, in His own time,
give the victory. While, in 1914,
he was addressing a series of
temperance meetings in the King
Country, he caught a cold which
ended fatally. In Point Erin
Park, Auckland, a marble drinking fountain has been erected to
his memory, a fitting tribute to a
noble and heroic pioneer and of
an early president of the Auckland Prohibition League.

FROGGATT, George, lived in
Invercargill all the years he was
in the Dominion. For four
years he was mayor of the town
and was a member of the
Education Board, High School
Board, &c. for many years. He
always stood by his temperance
principles and was chairman of
the Southland Prohibition Council.

FULTON, James, M.L.C., of
Otago. For many years he had
a seat in parliament, and with
zeal and energy supported any
proposal which had for its object
the promotion of sobriety. He
was a man of considerable influence in public life.

GAIN, D., of Dunedin, was an
enthusiastic Band of Hope
worker, besides rendering much
service to the No-License movement.

GARLAND, Rev. C. H., was an
enthusiastic Prohibitionist. He
rendered excellent service as
president of the Auckland
League. In the pulpit, on the
platform, as a member of deputations, or with his pen, he
was a strong advocate of the
cause.

GARLICK, J. T. (Auckland), was
an early temperance worker and
an ardent advocate of Women's
Franchise.

GILLIES, Rev. William, was an
able Presbyterian minister who
was greatly respected, not only
in his own church, but by the
general public. He was a valued
worker, and referring to him at
the time of his death, it was said,
‘He was one of the oldest and
ablest workers in our ranks, wise
in counsel and fearless in fight
throughout his long and successful ministry at Timaru. In
scorn of consequences he rendered yeoman service.’ He was
one of the giants of his day and
was unanimously elected president of the Alliance.

GITTOS, Rev. Wm., was a Methodist minister who had a long and
remarkable career as a missionary among the Maoris. He
thoroughly understood the native
mind, language and customs.
Patriarchal in appearance and
respected by the Maoris as a
father, he wielded a great in-
flence. Often he prevented
bloodshed and established the
foundations of peace. Believing
strong drink to be one of the
greatest enemies from which the
Maori had to be protected he
fought it strenuously, and many
were the methods of his warfare.
To tell of them in detail and of
his great work would require a
book to be written.

GLOVER, T. W., was the first
Alliance agent in New Zealand.
He came out from England, his
salary being guaranteed in advance by a number of friends.
He assisted in organizing the
meeting at which the New
Zealand Alliance was formed,
and took a leading part in the
proceedings. He spent some
years travelling round the colony,
extending the influence of the
Alliance. As the result of his
work, the new organization made
considerable progress. Possessing a strong body, a memory
well stored with temperance
truths, a good speaker, somewhat blunt and rugged in
manner, but undaunted by difficulties or opposition, he was well
qualified to do pioneer work.
He died in Portland, Oregon,
March 7, 1905.

GOLDIE, David, came from Tasmania and settled in Auckland
in the year 1862. For more than
sixty years he occupied a prominent position in the Church,
municipal and political life of
the city. He was member of the
Provincial Council, Member of
Parliament, Mayor of the City,
and member of many public
bodies. For sixty-four years he
was associated with the Alexandra Street Primitive Methodist
Church, being sixty years a local
preacher, and for more than
fifty years superintendent of the
Sunday school. He was elected
president of the Primitive
Methodist Dominion Conference.
He was a man of independent
thought, strong determination,
great courage, almost boundless
energy, and constantly at work.
Nobly did he fight the liquor
traffic. As a member of the
Licensing Committee, he assisted
in closing ten hotel bars. For
many years he was a leader of
the Auckland Band of Hope
Union.

GOLDSMITH, Samuel William,
arrived in Waimate in 1862, and
the following year commenced
business as a storekeeper in
partnership with John and
George Manchester. These three
men commenced the Methodist
Church in the town and there
are memorial windows to their
memory in the church. Mr.
Goldsmith was a member of the
first Borough Council and was
third Mayor of the town. He
was a constant supporter and
advocate of every branch of
temperance work.

GOODACRE, H., of New Plymouth, was a leader in the early
fighting days and he frequently
read papers and gave addresses
at the annual meetings. Loyally
he served the cause in his day.

GOW, Hon. J. B., born in Scotland 1862, son of a Presbyterian
minister. Mr. Gow came to New
Zealand early and was educated
in Otago. He has been intimately
connected with the dairying
industry, particularly in the Bay
of Plenty; is a director of the
National Dairy Association; was
for twenty years chairman of the
Opotiki Council; has been for
many years on the executive of
the N.Z. Alliance; is an elder of
the Presbyterian Church, and was
appointed a member of the
Legislative Council 1918.

GRAHAM, Frank, was one of the
foundation members of the
Roslyn and Kaikorai Temperance
Union in 1892, and was also a
popular platform advocate of
prohibition and rendered help
in the councils of the party.

GRAHAM, George Henry, was the
father of temperance work in
Waimate. He took a leading
part in the first temperance
meeting which was held in the
town at Christmas 1868. He
wrote a book of prose and verse
which contains an account of
that first meeting. He gave
addresses and recited poems at
temperance meetings, in which he
was a great help. For sixty
years Band of Hope and temperance meetings have been
continued in the district. In
1906 a plan was printed for
holding meetings during the
season. On it there were thirteen places and twenty-two
leaders and speakers. On July 6,
1904, the Waimate branch of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union was formed. Waimate
has produced some stalwart
temperance workers.

GREENWOOD, J., was treasurer
and a fighting arm of the Nelson
League.

GRINSTEAD, H. A pastor of
the Associated Churches of
Christ, Mr. Grinstead was for
many years on the field staff of
the N.Z. Alliance and was well-known as organizer and speaker.

GROCOTT, H., was the energetic
secretary of the Oamaru No-License Association, and ably
used his pen for the cause.

GRANT, George. Mr. George
Grant was the popular headmaster of the College Street
School, Palmerston North, from
1892 to 1901. He had an intense
nature and was a gifted speaker.
His enthusiasm on behalf of the
Prohibition movement amounted
to a passion. He rendered valuable service in the pulpit, on the
platform, in the press and
council meetings. He was a
brave leader who moved others
to action. Largely as the result
of his organizing powers, the
Palmerston North convention
was formed, which was for many
years one of the most influential gatherings in the Dominion.
It was attended by delegates
from an area which extended
from Wellington to New Plymouth, Hawke's Bay and
Wairarapa. The aggressive
Palmerston North League was
formed in 1893 with Mr. G.
Grant in the chair. Mr. Matthew
Henry, and Mr. G. H. Bennett
were vice-presidents, Mr. Jas.
Laurenson, secretary, Mr. Jas.
Grace, treasurer. A year later
Mr. Jas. Stubbs was elected
chairman, a position he occupied
for many years. Among those
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present were E. Dixon, L.
Laurenson, E. Poole, J. Hepworth, E. Groves, Rev. F.
Quintrell and Mrs. Barrett.
Very soon 120 persons were enrolled as members and the
League distributed 100 copies of
The Prohibitionist. It also
formed a council which organized the Annual Provincial
Convention. This popular and
largely-attended annual gathering
was first held on Queen Victoria's birthday, May 24, 1895,
when there were ninety-six delegates present and Mr. Gilbert
Carson presided. In later years
the attendance increased to 300
persons. Mr. George Grant died
October 11, 1901, after spending
himself to exhaustion in doing
good.—J. Cocker.

GRAY, C. M., was mayor of
Christchurch in 1891 and 1904–06.
During his terms of office he
made a brave stand for his temperance principles. In 1905 he
was elected M.H.R. for Christchurch North. For many years
he rendered valuable service by
preparing the figures in connexion with the N.Z. Drink Bill.

GRAY, Rev. R. S. Randolph St.
Cyr Gray was, by birth, a Victorian, hailing from Geelong.
He migrated to New Zealand
when the Melbourne boom burst,
in the early nineties of last
century. He had been manager
of a branch of one of the banks
that collapsed in that panic. He
entered into the life of the
Dominion in his early manhood.
He was by nature one of those
magnetic persons who bind men
to them with ropes of steel. His
gaiety, his charm, his vision, his
oratorical gift, his power of
repartee, his quick perception,
marked him out for prominence.
He elected to give his life to the
ministry of the Baptist Church.
He rose very quickly to prominence in her early councils. He
attained to presidency of the
Union at an unusually early age.
His pastorates were all notable.
He was finally the official executive head of the denomination.
His devotion to Prohibition was
the second passion of his life.
He had been prominent on the
platform, and at the council table
of the Alliance for many years,
when the Efficiency Campaign
was launched in the midst of the
war. The group of business men
who were behind that memorable effort insisted that R. S.
Gray was the man they needed
to direct their effort. His
church released him, and as
every one knows, the banner was
carried to the very edge of victory. The effort was, however,
too great for his strength, and
his friends noticed the great
decline of vigour. The furlough
in Europe failed to restore him,
and he passed suddenly away in
December 1922.—J. J. North.

HADDON, Rev. Robert
Tahupotlkl, is of distinguished
Maori lineage, and is stated to
be a direct descendant of Turi,
who navigated the Aotea canoe
to New Zealand from the
Islands of the Sea, his mother,
a chieftainness, being the twenty-second descendant from the
famous navigator. His father,
Charles Haddon, was a Canadian
who had Scottish parents. During
his long ministry among his
people Robert Tahupotiki Haddon has done much for their
welfare. Realizing that strong
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drink was their greatest
menace, he has used all his
powers in protecting them from
it. At the request of the N.Z.
Alliance he has for some years
been set free by the Methodist
Church to devote much of his
time to educating the Maoris on
the temperance question. Being
a gifted speaker and having a
forceful personality, he has great
influence with his people.

HALL, Sir John, was born in
Hull, Yorkshire, in 1824, and was
educated in England, Germany,
Switzerland, and Paris. He came
to New Zealand in 1852, and in
1856 was appointed Resident
Magistrate in Lyttelton and
later in Christchurch. He first
entered the House of Representatives in 1855, and was a
member of the fourth, fifth,
seventh, eighth, tenth, and
eleventh Parliaments up to
November 1893, and was twice a
member of the Legislative
Council. He occupied many
ministerial positions and was
Premier from 1879 to 1882. He
earnestly advocated Women's
Franchise and three years'
Parliament, and was a liberal
conservative. He was a competent and careful administrator,
keen debater; a man of high
character and kindly nature who
made friends and kept them; a
humanitarian and supporter of
the temperance cause.

HALL, R. W., ex-President
United Temperance Reform
Council, Dunedin, fifteen years
resident in St. Kilda, of which
he was three times elected
Mayor, member of Hospital
Board, president Life Saving
Club, and Boy Scouts and connected with numerous other
public and sports bodies, he
was one who lived a full life
devoted to the public welfare.
Died suddenly in the street from
heart failure, October 1929.

HALLIWELL, H. Solicitor,
Hawera, has, for more than a
quarter of a century, loyally
supported Prohibition in the
press, public meetings, or by
private advocacy. For many
years he was President of the
Prohibition League.

HAMMOND, Rev. T. G., was a
Methodist minister, who, for
almost half a century, worked
among the Maoris. He was a
general favourite with the native
race. He had a knowledge of
Maori lore, etiquette, legends,
songs, history, and customs, and
was tactful and gracious in his
methods. His book, The Story
of Aotea, and other writings
show how full and accurate was
his knowledge. How bravely he
fought to defend the Maoris
from the liquor traffic! How
we admired him ! As a member
of deputations he stood before
Premier and Cabinet Ministers,
and pleaded that the native
should be saved from the evils of
strong drink. Died 1926.

HANAN, Hon. J. A., M.L.C., was
born in Invercargill in 1868 and
was admitted as a solicitor in
1889. In 1897 he became mayor
of his native town. In 1899 was
elected M.H.R., and represented
Invercargill in parliament for
twenty-five years. Later he was
appointed to the Legislative
Council. He has held the portfolios of Minister of Education
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(twice), Justice, and was Attorney General. He has been a
steadfast prohibitionist both in
the House and country.

HARDING, A., followed in the
footsteps of his father and has
been a willing, painstaking, and
reliable supporter of No-License,
both in and out of parliament.

HARDING, Edwin, of Kaipara,
was the son of Mr. John
Harding. For half a century he
lived north of Auckland, and
was a well-known and highly
respected public man and lifelong
supporter of Prohibition. He
died in 1929, aged sixty-five
years.

HARDING, John, represented
Hawke's Bay at the meeting
held in Wellington on March 1,
1886, to found the New Zealand
Alliance. He stated that in
September 1885 he had, by circular, called a preliminary
meeting to form a central
organization, but this was a
more representative gathering.
That day was the forty-fourth
anniversary of his arrival in
Wellington. He was elected one
of the first vice-presidents of the
newly-formed Alliance. He was
a man of strong personality and
moved by a progressive spirit.
Opposition or difficulties did not
daunt him, but rather increased
his determination to achieve his
object. He attended the first
temperance meeting held in
Wellington. This was in the
year 1842. He guaranteed in
advance a considerable sum towards the salary of Mr. T. W.
Glover, the first Alliance agent.

HARKNESS, J. G., has occupied
many prominent positions, including that of member of
parliament from 1890 to 1893.
He has always been a loyal
prohibitionist, and is a vice-president of the N.Z. Alliance.

HARRIS, A., M.P., early joined
the temperance cause and during
his career as a public man has
always supported the Prohibition movement.

HARRISON, J., of Whangarei,
was for many years well known
as a loyal, determined advocate
of temperance. Both locally and
in the representative gatherings,
he was recognized as a leader.
Died 1928, aged eighty-six years.

HARRY, Rev. Frederick Edward,
born in Swindon, England, in
1864. Trained for the Baptist
ministry at Rawson Theological
College, Yorkshire, and ordained
when only twenty-two years of
age. After a brief charge in
England came to Australia about
forty years ago and has laboured
in city pastorates in Melbourne,
Sydney, Ballarat, and Perth
(W.A.). Been an ardent temperance and social reform
worker from his youth up. Ex-president of the West Australian
Alliance and also of the Anti-Liquor League. Came to
Wellington, N.Z., in 1922, and
speedily took an important part
in the Prohibition Campaign.
For six years he has been president of the Wellington area and
a member of the Standing Committee of the Alliance.

HARTNELL, G. T., of Port
Arthur, was one of the early
workers in that Prohibition
settlement.

HASSALL, A. D., of Christchurch,
joined the Good Templars and
the Sons of Temperance more
than fifty years ago. Since then
he has worked in Band of Hope,
temperance meetings and councils. He is a Rechabite and is
editor of the New Zealand
Rechabite. For some years he
had a seat on the Kaiapoi
Licensing Bench.

HAWKINS, Capt. W. H., is well
known in the Prohibition movement. An active worker for
over forty years, he, at a critical
time in its history, became member of parliament for Pahiatua
and rendered valuable help to the
cause. For some time he was
manager of the Pahiatua Herald.
During the war he served as
captain of the Wellington Regiment. For a considerable time
he has been one of the popular
lecturers and ‘field’ men of the
N.Z. Alliance.

HAZELDEN, Canon, is indeed a
member of ‘The Old Brigade.’
For more than fifty years he has
been a clergyman in the Auckland diocese, and was personally
associated with the great Bishop
Selwyn. He has occupied many
important positions in his
Church, and is known as the
‘father of the diocese.’ His
memory is an encyclopaedia of
useful information, and he has a
genial disposition. His life has
been a constant crusade against
strong drink. About fifty years
ago he was president of Mount
Albert Total Abstinence Society,
and later occupied the same position in the Avondale Society.
For many years he has been an
active member of the Church of
England Temperance Society,
also vice-president of the Auckland Prohibition League. As
president of the Onehunga
League he has rendered excellent
service. As a temperance speaker
he is instructive, entertaining
and popular.

HELYER, W. J., is a foundation
member and a builder of the
Prohibition party. He joined the
New Zealand Alliance at its
commencement and was one of
the founders of the Wellington
Prohibition League. For many
years he has been on the Alliance
executive and a member of almost all the committees in
connexion with the work at headquarters. He has been a regular
attendant at business and public
meetings and has seemed inseparably connected with the
Prohibition movement in Wellington. He is a ‘Mr. Steadfast’
who can be relied upon to do his
duty and is always there when
he is wanted.

HERBERT, Annie E., J.P., of
Christchurch, was a member of
the City Council, and the North
Canterbury Hospital Board,
founder of the Social Welfare
Guild, and associate to the
magistrate in the Children's
Court. She was an ardent
Prohibitionist and a successful
organizer of the temperance
forces in the Avon electorate,
where majorities were recorded
for Prohibition. Her home was
the committee room during a
number of campaigns. By her
personality she attracted numbers of workers to herself. In
1929 she left earth's battlefield
for the bliss of the better land.

HILL, C. G., of Auckland, will
long be remembered for his work
among young people. He was
president of the Auckland Band
of Hope Union.

HOBBS, Richard, of Auckland,
was well known as an ardent
temperance worker. He was a
strong platform advocate of the
Women's Franchise.

HOBY, Arthur, of Wellington, is
well known as a loyal Baptist
layman, a zealous advocate of
temperance, and for many years
was a helpful member of the
N.Z. Alliance executive.

HOLDAWAY, H. O., was identified with the temperance movement in Nelson from its early
days. He was deeply devoted to
the work among the young
people. His genial and kindly
nature made him popular among
them.

HOLLAND, Henry, M.P. Henry
Holland was born in Yorkshire
in 1859 and came to New Zealand
when a boy. He has occupied
many public positions. For a
number of years he was Mayor
of Christchurch and at the present time represents the city in
parliament. He has been a
Methodist local preacher for
forty-six years and has occupied
the chair of vice-president of
Conference. He has under all
conditions stood by his temperance principles. For many years
he has been a member of the
Selwyn and Christchurch Licensing Committees. Earnest, sincere, and level-headed, he is a
helpful member of business
meetings.

HORNER, F., Solicitor, Hawer
is a pillar of the Baptist Church.
Has been President of the
Prohibition League for some
years, and has taken a keen
interest in the movement.

HOSKING, Dr. W. H., from his
arrival in Masterton in 1875, to
his death in 1916 was an earnest
temperance advocate. He
wielded considerable influence,
induced many to become total
abstainers, and is gratefully
remembered.

HOVELL, Rev. De Berdt, Dean
of Waiapu, chairman of the
Committee which, in 1898, prepared the famous Anglican
Synod's Waiapu report in favour
of Prohibition. He was an able
platform advocate. Elected
vice-president of the Alliance,
1898.

HUGHES, Richard H., arrived in
New Zealand when twenty-one
years of age, with the Albertland
settlers. For many years he was in
the grocery business in Auckland. He was known as one of
the old ardent temperance
fighters and was secretary of the
Hope of Auckland Rechabite
tent. He died on October 2,
1920, aged seventy-eight years.
His family includes Miss
Anderson Hughes, Miss M.
Hemming Hughes, well known
on the temperance platform in
England, Australia, and New
Zealand, Dr. J. G. Hughes,
Rev. H. B. Hughes, Mr. R. H.
Hughes, Mr. J. A. Hughes, Mr.
W. L. Hughes, Mr. C. H.
Hughes.

HUGHES, Robert Cltntion.
Barrister and solicitor of New
Plymouth, is the last of the band
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of pioneer temperance workers
in Taranaki. He was closely
identified in the establishment of
the Band of Hope Union in
Taranaki and when the New
Zealand Alliance came into being
he shared the difficulties of its
early days. To-day he is a loyal
and staunch supporter of the
Prohibition movement.

HUGHSON, Thos. P., of Rahotu,
Taranaki, has been a worker
since the first Local Option poll.
For some years he was a member of the Egmont Licensing
Bench. The last Methodist
Conference elected him to the
honourable position of vice-president.

HULKE, C., headmaster of the
Newtown (Wellington) State
School, realizing that the liquor
trade was a menace to the children, worked with enthusiasm to
remove it from the district and
laid the foundation for the
winning of No-License later.

HUNT, Rev. A. E., for many
years as chairman of Prohibition
Leagues, organizer, on the platform, in the pulpit, the press,
and in councils and conventions,
has rendered most valuable
service.

HUNT, W. D. Born in Auckland
1867, one of New Zealand's
foremost business men, director
of big trading concerns, chairman Taxation Commissions 1922
and 1924, Member of Council
Royal Agricultural Society and
of Meat Control Board. Was
member of National Efficiency
Board 1917 which recommended
the special poll on Prohibition
with compensation. Outspoken
Prohibition advocate, aiding the
cause with time, voice, pen, and
liberal financial support. Member of the N.Z. Alliance
Dominion Executive, chairman
of the Finance Committee,
universally respected and highly
esteemed for his sagacity and
keen interest in the work.

INGLIS, Rev. G. B., as president
of the Ashburton Prohibition
League was a leader in the
campaign when No-License was
won in the electorate, and for
many of the following years.

ISITT, F. W. Francis Whitmore
Isitt was not always a prohibitionist. If his views of the use
of liquor had remained what
they were when I first knew him,
and which he continued to hold
up to the time of his arrival in
New Zealand, his name would
certainly not have found a place
in the history of the New
Zealand Alliance. He was born
in Bedford in 1846. At that time
the Total Abstinence movement
was a comparatively new thing,
and was by no means popular,
even in religious circles. Frank
Isitt grew up under social conditions in which the moderate use
of alcoholic liquor was well-nigh
universal, and he then saw no
need for a change. We first
met as fellow-students at the
Wesleyan College, Richmond, in
September 1869. We at once
formed a warm friendship that
has lasted ever since. We agreed
on almost everything but the
liquor question, and as a life
abstainer I did my best to convert him to my views. But no
word of mine moved him. He
looked upon teetotalism as a fad
that most sensible people soon
grew out of. We came out to
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New Zealand together in 1870.
On board ship we fought our
liquor battles over again; but he
was still confident that as a
moderate drinker he would have
more influence in his work than
I should as a total abstainer. He
met his Waterloo in his first
charge at Balclutha. At that
time Balclutha was notorious
for drinking and drunkenness,
and Frank Isitt was soon convinced that he was face to face
with an evil that called for
drastic treatment. In a few
weeks he was called upon to bury
no less than six men who, while
intoxicated, had met their deaths
by drowning in the river Molyneux. It was no small joy to me
to find a flaming article from his
pen in the New Zealand Wesleyan, in which he described the
tragedies that had come under
his notice, and declared his belief
that it was the imperative duty
of all Christians, especially
Christian ministers, to do their
utmost to drive the drink evil
from our shores. It is an
interesting coincidence that Balclutha, the drunkenness of which
converted Frank Isitt into an
ardent prohibitionist, was the
first electoral district in New
Zealand to carry No-License.
The soundness of his conversion
was demonstrated by the fact
that his ardour in the cause of
Prohibition never eased off
while strength of body and mind
lasted. After three years' service in Balclutha, he moved to
Port Chalmers, where he spent
two years. New Plymouth was
his next appointment, which
lasted three years. Broken
health compelled his retirement
from active ministerial service
for eight years, during which he
resided in Christchurch. His
health was sufficiently restored to
enable him to devote ten years
more to circuit work, divided
between Invercargill, Nelson, and
Christchurch. It was in 1900
that he became secretary of the
New Zealand Alliance, retaining
that position until 1909, when,
through another failure of
health, he was compelled to
resign. It is hardly possible to
speak too highly of the service
rendered to the Alliance by Mr.
Frank Isitt during the years in
which he was its secretary. He
brought to his work clear and
strong conviction, boundless enthusiasm, untiring industry, and
a genius for comradeship, largely
aided by a magnetic personality.
He had great gifts as a platform
speaker, and wielded a trenchant
pen as editor of the Prohibitionist, afterwards known as the
Vanguard. Nothing moved him
to such blazing denunciation of
the liquor traffic as the cruel
wrongs it inflicted on women and
children, and it is pathetic to
remember him spending so much
time in the closing period of his
official connexion with the
Alliance in cutting out from
magazines of all kinds scores of
pictures of little children, and
pasting them on cardboard,
writing underneath each picture
the words, ‘Please Vote for
Me!’ It was a joy to him to
know that of the eleven electorates in which No-License had
been carried in New Zealand, all
but one had been carried while
he was secretary of the Alliance,
the exception being Clutha, where
No-License won its first victory
in 1894. Frank Isitt was a great
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gift to New Zealand, a fact that
will become more and more
apparent as the cause for which
he so bravely struggled is recognized as essential to the well-being of the State.—W. J.
Williams.

ISITT, The Hon. Leonard Monk,
M.L.C. Born in the town of
Bedford, England, seventy-five
years ago, of Methodist parentage, neither Leonard, nor his
brother Frank owed to home
teaching their after enthusiasm
in the Prohibition cause, for in
the Isitt home alcoholic liquors
were regarded as good creatures
of God, and both came to manhood deeming teetotalism a weak
fad. Leonard lost his father
when he was two years old, and
his mother when he was twelve.
Leaving Bedford on the death of
his father, he attended a noted
Methodist school of that day—
Clevedon College, Northampton.
He was preparing for the
Oxford and Cambridge junior
examinations when the family
funds gave out, and he was compelled to earn his own living at
the age of fifteen. Apprenticed
to the soft goods trade, he was
induced to leave for New
Zealand. For a short time he
was with Messrs. Ross and
Glendining, but was led to enter
the Home Mission work of the
Methodist Church at Lawrence
with a view to entering the
ministry. It was there he had
his first real experience of the
diabolical work of the liquor
traffic. Like most mining townships, it was drink-sodden. Isitt
saw that if he were to do any
good there, he must become a
total abstainer. He joined the
Good Templars, but, so he says,
felt very sorry for himself.
However, having put his hand
to the plough he was not the sort
to look back. He plunged into
the fight with exuberant zeal.
From Lawrence he was moved to
New Plymouth, where his
brother Frank was minister.
Both were by this time enthusiasts and, while working for
the reclamation of drunkards,
gave the liquor sellers a hot time.
One of the latter was induced by
young Isitt to give up the business, much to the indignation of
his friends. While in Masterton
the warfare against the liquor
traffic was carried on vigorously,
and the Trade, by way of retaliation, exploded a pickle-bottle full
of gunpowder in his new buggy,
smashing it to bits. In Wellington he organized Saturday night
free concerts, as a counter influence to the drink bar. During
his second ministerial year in
Wellington, Sir William Fox,
who had returned from a visit
to England, sought an interview
with a number of moral suasion
workers. ‘Gentlemen,’ he said,
‘the work you are doing is
valuable, but you will never
destroy the race of cats by encouraging the birth of kittens.
If you want to stop drunkenness
you must turn off the tap. Get
the electors to return men to
parliament who will prohibit the
traffic.’ Then and there was
started the New Zealand Alliance
for the abolition of the liquor
traffic, Isitt following Sir
William Fox as second president.
From Wellington he went to
Sydenham. The story of his
experience there and his connexion with T. E. Taylor is told
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by himself in another section of
this book. After some twenty
years of Prohibition work, his
temperance friends thought he
deserved a holiday, and arranged
for him to visit the homeland.
The Alliance people greeted him
warmly. He made a tour of the
bars and gin palaces for first-hand information, and his hatred
of the drink evil was intensified.
By chance he attended a meeting
at which Canon Scott-Holland
was to speak. The Canon was
ili and could not attend, and, in
despair, the promoters asked
Isitt if he would speak. He
spoke for an hour and sat down.
They asked for more and got it.
Then came an invitation to speak
at the Alliance Annual Meeting
in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, under the chairmanship
of Sir Wilfred Lawson. After
that, applications to hold missions poured in; and he enjoyed
every one of them. On his
return to New Zealand, the
United Kingdom Alliance cabled,
offering him a two years' engagement, which he turned down to
fight for the Local Option poll in
New Zealand. They renewed
the offer after the poll, and it
was accepted. The tour through
Great Britain was most successful. Dr. C. F. Aked, the famous
Baptist preacher of Pembroke
Chapel, Liverpool, said of him,
‘When did we hear such speaking as his? Clear, pure Saxon,
not a word misplaced, not a
sentence which could be improved, every phrase a point, and
every point sent home. Massive
sentences falling like the strokes
of a sledge-hammer, beating the
feeble opposition of the dilettante
into powder; lightning sentences,
gleaming and flashing through
the darkness of evil motive and
cruel selfishness; burning fiery
sentences that blast the coward
and the traitor to scorn that is
half divine; throbbing, swinging,
palpitating words that fill the
soul with deep and high resolve
—a baptism of fire and a fresh
consecration to the service of
the living God. There are three
or four men in this country who
for one purpose or another are
better speakers than Mr. Isitt.
But this one faculty of his is
unapproached. There is no man
living in our midst to-day who
arouses, as he does, the fierce
enthusiasm of the meeting.’
There are some who think he
took the wrong turn when he
went into politics; that, as a
moral reformer, his place was in
the pulpit and on the platform.
Not so, thought one of the ablest
journalists in New Zealand. ‘He
is one of the very few men in
parliament that the country cannot afford to lose.’
The writer, speaking from a
friendship of well-night half a
century, knows Leonard Isitt as
a generous-hearted, broadminded,
cheery, and loyal companion—
the very antithesis of a killjoy.’
A fearless fighter, without taint
of malice, with a most joyous
and natural gift of humour. A
lover of his kind, especially of
little children, and, deeper than
all, as a man who, in his inmost
soul, submits to the reign and
the rule of the Christ.—T. A.
Joughin.

JAGO, John Wesley (Dunedin).
When he was elected president
of the New Zealand Alliance in
1898, ‘Lynx’ in the Prohibi-
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tionist, said, ‘He is known
and honoured in Australasia,
America, and the Old Land as a
man who has given a long life's
service of heart and brain with
tongue and pen to the temperance
cause. An eloquent speaker and
ready writer, with a mind stored
with the fullest information on
every question relating to our
movement, he has for more than
thirty years done battle for the
cause in Otago and the rest of
the colony. Amongst all our
leaders for length of service and
extent and variety of work Mr.
Jago stands facile princeps. His
charming personality endears
him to all.’

JONES, Hon. Geo., M.L.C., was
owner and editor of the Oamaru
Mail. A large majority of the
newspapers have been actively
opposed to Prohibition and very
few have been in favour of the
reform, but Mr. Jones, both as a
legislator and in the columns of
his paper, supported the movement. The Mail was a contributing factor to the securing of
No-License for Oamaru in 1905.

JONES, H. M., of Ashburton, has
served the cause for many years,
including membership of the
Licensing Committee during
exciting times.

JONES, Sir William Hall, M.L.C.,
has occupied many important
public positions, including those
of New Zealand's High Commissioner in England and Prime
Minister of New Zealand. For
many years he has been a New
Zealand legislator and he could
always be relied upon to support
temperance principles. In the
fullness of his powers he was an
active worker in the cause.

JONES, John, was one of Wanganui's most highly respected
citizens. Through his long life,
because of his integrity, high
moral principles and genial
nature, he wielded a unique
influence especially with the
young men of the district.
Almost forty years ago he was a
member of a licensing committee
which closed six hotel bars, and
though the defenders of the
liquor trade tried to reopen them
they remain closed to this day.
Though considerably over eighty
years of age when he died
suddenly, as the result of an
accident, he was youthful and
hopeful in spirit.

JORDAN, W. J., M.P., rendered
good service as organizer for the
Ohinemuri No-License League in
the 1911 campaign. As M.P. he
has supported his principles in
the House and on the platform.

JOUGHIN, Rev. T. A., is a
Methodist minister who for
many years has been a close
friend of the Prohibition leaders.
In league meetings his counsel
has been helpful, and in annual
conferences he has read valuable
papers. He has worked strenuously in the cause.

JOYCE, John, M.P. for Lyttelton
in 1898, succeeded in placing on
the Statute Book an act to provide for the establishment of
‘Inebriates Homes.’

JUDKINS, W. H., had a winsome manner, a courageous
spirit, a clear method of reasoning, a pleasant and far-reaching
voice, and was a popular speaker.
He was born in 1869 at Maryborough, Victoria. He entered
the New Zealand Methodist
ministry, but had to resign for
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health reasons. He became
organizing secretary for the
New Zealand Alliance, and for
several years rendered fine service. In 1902 he returned to
Victoria, and for seven years
was editor of the Australian
Review of Reviews. During his
attacks upon gambling and the
liquor traffic he passed through
many stormy scenes, but his
campaign resulted in legislation
being passed dealing with the
evils. After a long illness he
passed away in 1913. A testimonial of £1,800 was raised to
mark the public's appreciation of
his work.

JULIUS, Archbishop, of the
Anglican Church, took his stand
more than thirty years ago in
favour of No-License. He has
repeatedly made statements and
issued appeals which have helped
the cause, especially in Canterbury.

KELLY, Rev. Hugh, M.A. (Presbyterian) lived in New Zealand
for twenty-two years. He was
an enthusiastic Christian
Endeavourer, and founded and
edited The Burning Bush, an
excellent magazine of the movement. In a variety of ways he
worked for the temperance cause
and in 1901 was elected president of the N.Z. Alliance, a
proof of the respect in which
he was held by his co-workers.
In September 1903 he left New
Zealand for Victoria, where he
still resides.

KENNEDY, Justice, of Wellington. His counsel as a member
of the executive and other
meetings has been helpful.
Recently he has been appointed
Judge of the Supreme Court.

KNOTT, J. (Christchurch), with
his camera, lantern, and voice did
a splendid work throughout the
Dominion.

LAIDLAW, R. A. One of the
prominent business men of the
Dominion, being general-manager
of one of the largest trading
concerns in Auckland. A
singularly alert and active
character. Mr. Laidlaw achieved
commercial success at an early
age. Fearless in his support of
Prohibition principles, generous
in his contributions to the Cause,
and actuated by the highest
Christian ideals, Mr. Laidlaw has
made a notable contribution of
service to the movement. Mr.
Laidlaw has been closely
associated with the Auckland
Branch of the N. Z. Alliance and
is a member of the Dominion
Executive of the Alliance.

LANKSHEAR, W. J. (Wellington), in the early history of the
movement was, for some years,
a member of the Executive.

LAURENSON, George, for some
years represented Lyttelton in
parliament where he was a
recognized leader. He rendered
very helpful service in the
struggles for temperance legislation. He was a man of strong
moral backbone and a popular
platform speaker.

LAURENSON, James, of Palmerston North, was, for a long
period, secretary of the Prohibition League, and took an active
part in aggressive campaigns.

LAWRY, Rev. Samuel. Throughout his long life, the Rev. S.
Lawry has taken a leading part
in temperance work. Seventy-
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four years ago he was born in
Cornwall, and arrived in New
Zealand with his parents in 1862.
During his fifty years in the
active ministry of the Methodist
Church he was for six years
secretary of Conference, sixteen
years Connexional secretary, and
twice he had the honour of
occupying the presidential chair.
When twenty years of age he
was a representative to the first
meeting of the Grand Lodge of
the I. O. G. T., which was held in
1874. He has been president and
secretary of No-License Leagues
and Prohibition councils, and has
used his facile pen as editor of
campaign papers. For some
years he has been a member of
the Alliance executive. He is a
forceful speaker, clear in judgement, and logical in his manner
of reasoning. Had he entered the
legal profession it is reasonable
to suppose that he would have
been appointed to a seat on the
Judges' Bench, where he would
have rendered valuable service.
He is an able champion of the
Prohibition cause.

LEADLEY, G. W., is one of the
best-known farmers in the Ashburton County. He has occupied many public positions and
been a leader of movements
which have had for their object
the financial improvement or
moral uplift of the people. For
almost half a century he has been
a Methodist local preacher. He
was a member of the Ashburton
Licensing Committee for some
years from 1894.

LEAVER, E. A. M. (of Christchurch), has worked among
juveniles and has been president
of the Canterbury Band of Hope
Union.

LEE, Hon. E. P., has twice been
elected member of parliament
for the No-License town of
Oamaru and was minister of
Justice from 1920–1922. A strong
advocate of the democratic vote
on the liquor question, Mr. Lee
has rendered notable service by
his advocacy of the bare
majority in the House of
Parliament.

LENNIE, James, of Invercargill,
was one of the original vice-presidents of the Alliance, and
remained a steadfast worker to
the end of his days.

LE ROY, E., was a leading Good
Templar who introduced Good
Templary into the British Navy.

LEVY, A., of Wellington, represented the Independent Order of
Rechabites at the formation of the
N. Z. Alliance in 1886 and was appointed secretary of the meeting.
He took an active part in the
discussions and stated that, as
secretary of the Wellington
Alliance he had taken 143
pledges in six months and placed
over 300 names on the rolls and
that the local alliance had an
assured income of £200 a year.
In those days a temperance
society's success was partly
measured by the number of
pledges secured at its meetings.

LILL, W. T., was born at Huttoft,
Lincolnshire, in the year 1846.
More than sixty years ago he
arrived in New Zealand, and
for fifty years has farmed near
to Ashburton. He has been a
member of almost every public
body in the county. As an
official of the Methodist Church,
he has occupied many positions,
including that of local preacher,
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for more than fifty years, and
vice-president of the Primitive
Methodist Conference. He has
been a standard bearer for the
cause of temperance and worked
hard to win No-License in
Ashburton.

LOW, B., of Studholme, by constant precept and consistent
example, created a sentiment in
favour of Prohibition wherever
he lived.

LUKE, Hon. C. M., is a Cornishman by birth, but few men have
been better known in Wellington
during the last fifty years. Because of his sterling character
and ability, he has had the confidence and support of his fellow
citizens. He has been member
and president of many important
associations, boards, commissions, committees, councils and
clubs, including forty years
membership of the Hospital
Board, of which he was chairman for almost twelve years.
For some time he was mayor of
the city, and for seven years was
a member of the Legislative
Council. For fifty years he has
served his church as a gifted
local preacher. Three times he
was elected president of the
Primitive Methodist Conference
and was the first vice-president
of the united Methodist Conference. He is a foundation
member of the New Zealand
Alliance, and has been a member
of the executive since its inception, with the exception of a
short interval. Loving his
fellow men, he has worked for
their welfare.

MACKY, T. H., Auckland. Head
of one of the largest warehouse
firms in the Dominion, Mr. T. H.
Macky is a man of high ideals
and strong convictions, but of
quiet and unassuming nature.
Amid the pressure of a busy life
he renders valuable service to
the cause of Prohibition. He is
vice-president of the New
Zealand Alliance and also of the
Auckland Branch of the Alliance,
and a member of the Dominion
Executive.

MALCOLM, Hon. A. S., M.L.C.,
was born in 1864 and has resided
at Kelso and Balclutha. He was
M.P. for Clutha from 1905 to
1922, and was chairman of committees in the House of Parliament from 1913 to 1922, and
from 1924 has been a member of
the Legislative Council. Both in
the country and the House he
has loyally supported the Prohibition cause. From the inception
of the Clutha Prohibition League
on November 11, 1893 to 1914, he
was hon. secretary and was one
of those who won Clutha for
No-License.

MANCHESTER, George, like his
brother John, was a prominent
citizen of Waimate, a Church
worker and a stalwart temperance leader.

MANCHESTER, John, arrived in
New Zealand in 1859, and in 1863
commenced storekeeping in
Waimate in partnership with his
brother, George, and Samuel
William Goldsmith, a shipmate.
In 1879 he was elected first
Mayor of Waimate, a position
he again occupied from 1901 to
1907. He. was Father of the
Borough and a lawgiver and
patriarch, a founder of the
Methodist Church and a local

MARTIN, S. G., of Wellington,
was manager of the National
Mutual Life Association. He
was chairman of the Alliance
executive and deeply interested
in humanitarian work. On his
removal to Brisbane in April
1898 the Rev. John Dawson was
appointed to succeed him as
chairman of the executive.

MASON, W. F., J.P., of Hamilton,
is a member of the Licensing
Bench and has been a town
councillor for twenty years. He
is a polished speaker and a man
to be relied upon.

MATHESON, A., was the first
secretary of the Roslyn and
Maori Hill Prohibition League.

MATHIESON, Dunoan, of
Palmerston North, was a well-known and ideal League Treasurer.

MAUNDER, G. H., came to
New Zealand in 1866 and began
farming at Mauku, where he
commenced a Sunday school and
a Band of Hope, visited the sick
and preached the gospel. He also
took up the work of day school
teaching for a time. In 1902
he retired from farming and lived
in New Plymouth where he
assisted in the erection of a
Good Templar's Hall mainly in
order that temperance speakers
might be sure of a free hall.
For a number of years he held
the office of secretary and
treasurer of the Prohibition
League. He was an earnest
advocate of scientific temperance
teaching in the public schools,
and his work did much to bring
about the progress made. He
generously supported the cause,
and was a vigorous newspaper
correspondent. In 1909 he was
elected a vice-president of the
N.Z. Alliance. See ‘In the
Beginning.’

MoCOMBS, J., M.P., is a ‘true
blue’ prohibitionist. In politics
he is a prominent member of the
Labour Party. He is fond of
figures, and his analytical mind
revels in dissecting financial
returns and budgets. He has
the gift of utterance and expresses his thoughts in a clear,
concise and logical manner, and
is a welcome speaker at public
meetings. Member of the
Christchurch Prohibition League
for more than thirty years,
organizer and president of the
Canterbury No-License Council.
He organized the Christchurch
Young People's No-License
League, which for some years
did excellent work. He is a vice-president of the New Zealand
Alliance. For eight years he
was a member of the Christchurch City Council and for
sixteen he has represented
Lyttelton in parliament, where
he has rendered valuable service
as an able and zealous champion
of the Prohibition cause. He is
one of the temperance standfasts.

MoDERMOTT, William J. The
McDermott family belonged to
the Church of Christ. ‘Mac’
had the germ of Christianity in
his heart which found expression
in many services. Perhaps his
most conspicuous service was as
secretary of the Auckland Band
of Hope Union, which office he
filled for over a generation.
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The Licensing Committee was a
means to temperance reform in
those days and it was made an
effective instrument in Arch Hill
and other parts of Auckland by
‘Mac’ and other pioneers. In
the nineties the Auckland Prohibition and Temperance Reform
League was started, and added
Reduction and No-License to the
temperance reform programme,
and ‘Mac’ was its first and very
efficient secretary and helped to
cancel many licenses in Auckland
City. William J. McDermott
was on the staff of the Herald
as a journeyman printer for
many years following which he
acquired the first cinema plant in
New Zealand, and operated it
for a time. Later he left this to
his sons so that he might become
a stipendary worker for Prohibition as Auckland organizer,
in which office he did fine work.
He died in 1927 at the age of
seventy-six years.

MoGIBBON, John was elected
chairman of the Mataura Licensing Committee in 1891. He was
president of the Convention of
Gore Temperance Societies and
helped to win No-License in
Mataura. Later he visited many
districts to tell the story of its
success.

MoGREGOR, Dunoan, of Masterton, is well-known as a life
worker for temperance. He has
occupied many public positions,
but he has never lowered his
flag. He is chairman of the
Wairarapa Sub-Area Council,
and devotes much time to the
work associated with the position.
He was one of the leaders in the
campaign when No-License was
won for Masterton in 1908.

MoGREGOR, James, of Masterton, has a big, strong, healthy
body and a genial nature, a clear
brain and a fund of humour, the
gift of expression and a strong
personality. He is a natural
leader. Born in Stirlingshire,
Scotland, in 1844, at nine years
of age he went with his parents
to the Australian gold-fields. In
1865 he went to reside in
Masterton, and during his residence he has had three special
interests. 1. As a farmer he took
a leading part in forming the
A. & P. Association, of which
he is a life member. 2. Sunday
school work. He founded the
Presbyterian Sunday School and
has been associated with it for
more than fifty years. 3. He is
a sturdy prohibitionist and was
one of the leaders in the great
campaign when No-License was
carried in Masterton in 1908.

MoNAB, Dr. Robert, was born in
Southland in 1864, and was a
man of strong personal character and high culture. He was a
farmer, barrister, educationalist,
and statesman. He was the first
graduate of the University of
New Zealand to take Cabinet
rank. In his devotion to
historical research in connexion
with early New Zealand he
visited America and most of the
countries of Europe. As a result
of his studies he published
several valuable books. He was
a man of noble ambitions and
ideals, calm and deliberate in his
judgement and a safe leader, a
vigorous speaker, and a keen
debater. He rendered valuable
help to the Prohibition cause. In
parliament he did much to prevent retrograde licensing legislation being passed, and assisted
page 243
in promoting that which was
progressive. He died February
1917.

MoSKIMMING, Peter, resides in
the heart of Clutha, the pioneer
No-License electorate of New
Zealand. As in the centre of
the district, so Mr. P. McSkimming has been in the heart of
the temperance movement in his
own district and in the Dominion
from the earliest stages. Clutha
has nobly kept the local Prohibition flag flying for thirty years.
Mr. McSkimming, whose life
and activities have been inspired
by the highest Christian ideals,
has been a power in the Dominion temperance movement, giving
to it liberally of his gifts, time,
and talents. Is one of the ‘big
business men’ to whom the
temperance movement is very
much indebted.

MILLER, E. N., was for many
years the indefatigable secretary
of the Thames Prohibition
League, and a vice-president of
the New Zealand Alliance. An
optimist, he possessed marked
gifts of organization.

MILLER, Rev. H. W. J., was a
Congregational minister. He
became pastor of the Onehunga
Church in 1882. He commenced
the Congregational Church in
Napier and founded a prosperous cause. He was an eloquent speaker, a good organizer,
and a firm believer in Prohibition, and an inspirer of others.
He was president of the N.Z.
Congregational Union. He died
November 12, 1904.

MILLIGAN, J. H. Born in Dumfries, Scotland, in 1841; came to
New Zealand in the early sixties.
Was from the first a strong advocate of No-License and rendered considerable service in the
carrying of No-License in
Oamaru, where he resides. Still
takes a keen interest in the
movement.

MILLIGAN, R., ex-mayor of
Oamaru has, for many years,
been energetic in supporting
Prohibition principles.

MILNER, F., M.A., Rector of the
Waitaki High School. In
placing before his pupils the
ideals of citizenship he has
never failed to include total
abstinence in his teaching. He
has strongly maintained that
scientific instruction on total
abstinence lines should have a
place in the curriculum of every
public school. Mr. Milner, as a
gifted public speaker, is interesting and instructive. He is a
vice-president of the Alliance.

MONK, Riohard, in his day was
well known as an enthusiastic
temperance worker. As a platform speaker he was practical
and helpful, and spoke with
passion. For a time he represented Auckland in Parliament
where he did valuable work. He
took an active part in the
Alliance annual meetings, and
was one of the first vice-presidents.

MORGAN, Wm., farmer of
Pukekohe East, was a man of
versatile gifts. During the Maori
War of 1863–4 he was newspaper reporter. After the war
he was for some time schoolmaster and for many years a
local preacher. Under the pen
name ‘Agricola,’ he, for many
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years, conducted the ‘Farmers’
columns in the N.Z. Herald, and
the Weekly News. In 1886 he
was one of the founders of the
N.Z. branch of the United Kingdom Alliance. He took the lead
in founding several Bands of
Hope and I.O.G.T. lodges, and
was widely known as an advocate of temperance.

MULES, Bishop, of Nelson, was a
pillar of the cause and a foundation worker. He issued numerous
‘Appeals’ to the people to vote
No-License. He was a vice-president of the N.Z. Alliance.

MUNRO, Rev. P. R. The No-License cause sustained a great
loss by the death, in 1897, of the
Rev. P. R. Munro, minister of a
Presbyterian church near Christchurch. In 1890, seven years
before his death, he was a pronounced opponent of Prohibition.
Then he came under the influence
of Mr. T. E. Taylor, and the
Rev. L. M. Isitt, and being
essentially a fair-minded man,
began to study the question
more carefully for himself.
Study brought conviction, and
from that time onward he threw
himself heart and soul into the
movement, being recognized
from end to end of the colony
as one of the most gifted and
whole-hearted of the leaders.
The Prohibitionist was just then
about to be started, and Mr.
Munro was appointed co-editor
with the Rev. L. M. Isitt. His
able and vigorous articles in that
paper at once attracted attention.
Year by year the cause of Prohibition took a stronger hold
upon him. He worked with a
fiery enthusiasm for reform, but
with all Christian charity. His
ministerial work was characterized by faith, earnestness, and
a wonderful devotion to duty.
His death was sudden, and his
departure was deeply mourned.

MURRAY, J. Malton. Born at
York, in due time entered his
father's business. In 1898 he
went with his father and brother
to the Klondyke. In 1900 was
farming, and later entered commercial life. In 1903 was in
South Africa engaged in Town
Clerk's Office, East London. In
1904 entered journalism in
London, and later specialized in
commercial publicity. Served in
the Essex Yeomanry during the
war, and later in the War Office
and as head of a section in the
Ministry of National Service.
After the war returned to
publicity work until 1920, when
he left England. Joined the staff
of the New Zealand Alliance,
November 1920, and has served
as Publicity Organizer, Executive
Secretary, Editor of the Vanguard, and is now General
Secretary.

NEWMAN, Dr. A. K., M.R.C.S.,
was a member of many public
bodies, and for a number of
years represented Wellington in
Parliament. He took a deep
interest in sports and games, and
was president of several athletic
bodies, including the Rugby
Union. In the House and outside, he was recognized as a
reliable leader of Prohibition.
He read papers at the annual
gatherings and was a keen
debater. His bright, optimistic
temperament, his gift of humour
and the fullness of his knowledge made him popular on the
temperance platform.

NEWMAN, Joseph, was a highly
respected Auckland business
man. Because of his personal
influence, many commercial and
professional men were induced
to become connected with the
cause. He also had a seat upon
a number of Licensing Committees. He created a guarantee
fund for the support of Mr.
Glover, the first Alliance agent.
As hon. secretary of the Alliance
he reported to the 1889 annual
meeting that though the Alliance
had only been in existence three
years it had 150 auxiliaries.
During the year its one agent
(Mr. Glover) had visited 140
places and held 189 meetings and
given addresses at thirty-eight
Sunday services in different
churches, and that the balance in
hand upon the year's working
was £14 16s. 2d. He died towards the close of the year 1891.

NGATA, Sir Apirana Turupa,
scholar and leader. The most
outstanding figure amongst the
Maori people to-day is Sir
Apirana T. Ngata, M.A., LL.B.,
K.C.M.G., M.P. He was born
fifty-five years ago in a Maori
kainga named Waiomatatini. He
is the recognized leader of the
Maori people to-day, and stands
head and shoulders above his
compeers. He received his
education at a Government
Native School, the Te Aute
College, and at Canterbury University. The call to service on
behalf of his own people led him
to give up what appeared to be
bright legal prospects, and he
organized the Te Aute College
Students' Association, which
soon blossomed out into the
Young Maori Party movement,
and became a very important
factor in the work of reformation amongst the Maori people.
Under the social and moral basis
was the banishment of the evils
of intoxicating liquor from the
Maoris generally, and making it
illegal to bring liquor into any
Maori settlement. Sir Apirana
is an indefatigable worker, both
mental and physical, and is an
expert on farming, both pastoral
and agricultural. He has been a
Cabinet Minister and was mainly
responsible for the creation of
the Maori Purposes Board, of
the Ethnological Board, and the
Board of Maori Arts and
Crafts. His influence is so great
that his Maori friends have
recently jocularly dubbed him ‘the Maori Mussolini.’—F. A.
Bennett.

NICHOLL, G. B., was an enthusiastic volunteer worker and
rendered splendid service in
connexion with the winning of
No-License in Newtown, Wellington. He afterwards became
a successful Alliance organizer.
He was killed in a motor-cycle
accident.

NICOL, John, has been for many
years a devoted worker. With
Mr. R. G. Denton and Mr. W. J
Helyer, he commenced the
Wellington Prohibition League
and was appointed the first secretary. For many years he was
superintendent of the Vivian
Street Band of Hope. For fifty
years he has been a member of
the Independent Order of Rechabites. For more than quarter
of a century, he was a member
of the New Zealand Alliance
Executive, and was a diligent
worker on the sub-committees.
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For a number of years he devoted
a large amount of his time and
energy to work in headquarters
office. He is a man who has
done much spade work for the
Prohibition movement.

NORTH, Rev. J. J., D.D., has,
with the other ministers of the
Baptist Church, advocated the
principles of the Prohibition
movement. For many years he
has been editor of the N.Z.
Baptist, and in its columns, on
the platform, and in the pulpit,
has, with marked ability, advocated the cause of temperance.
As a member of the Alliance
Executive, the annual conventions, and in other business
meetings, he has been helpful
with his counsel.

OKEY, H. J. H, of New Plymouth, was a vice-president of
the Alliance who rendered much
service to the community, and
was a most reliable leader of the
Prohibition forces in the district.
He rendered excellent service in
the House of Parliament.

OLIVER, Rev. W. C., was an
early champion of Prohibition,
who represented Wellington at
the formation of the Alliance
and was one of its first vice-presidents.

OLPHERT, Rev. J., is a Methodist minister who, in all his circuits, has advanced the cause of
temperance and has been a most
zealous open-air advocate.

OSTLER, Mrs., mother of Mr.
Justice Ostler, was of the
material from which martyrs
are made. Calm, deliberate,
sincere, courageous, and intelligent, she made sacrifice for the
Prohibition cause, which she
generously supported and
earnestly advocated. She was a
vice-president of the Alliance.

PACEY, H. E., was born in
Lincolnshire, but has spent most
of his days in New Zealand.
He has been associated with
leading business firms and on
his shoulders there has rested
the responsibility of management.
He is a man of sound judgement,
calm deliberate manner, keen
insight, tact, and powers of
organization. Most of his time
has been spent in Auckland,
where he was of great service
in increasing the sentiment in
favour of Prohibition. He has a
kindly nature, combined with a
pleasant manner of expression.
In business meetings he helps
to solve the problems under discussion. With his pen he has
been most helpful. As secretary
of Leagues, No-License Conventions, and Area Councils he has
rendered unique service. He is
a reliable man who never
deviates from the straight path
or the principles he professes.
Such men are both the foundation and builders of our reform.

PALK, Chas., was organizing
agent in several parts of the
dominion. With pen and voice
he faithfully served the cause.

PARKER, C. W. One of Blenheim's foremost business men,
and an outstanding figure in
Methodist Church circles, Mr.
Parker has for many years been,
and still is, a magnificent leader
and worker in the Prohibition
cause, giving generously of his
time, effort, and substance.

PARKER, William Benonl, J.P.,
(Blenheim), many years a very
representative citizen, occupying
an executive position on almost
every local organization, and as
such wielded a great influence
for good in the community. He
was a man of undoubted
integrity, of untiring energy, of
wide vision and indomitable
courage. Being deeply religious
and a devoted Churchman, he
always put first things first and
considered himself last. No man
in the province took a keener
interest in the abolition of the
liquor traffic and at his death in
1911 was the president of the
Marlborough Prohibition League,
in which capacity, by example
and precept, influenced many in
the principles of total abstinence.
Mr. Parker was a liberal giver
to the funds of the league, and
as such was very successful in
inducing others to see their duty
in that respect.

PATERSON, Rev. John, M.A.,
Presbyterian minister, Wanganui,
has, for some years, been one of
the front rank fighters. He is a
forceful speaker, fully conversant with his subject, and never
fails to secure the attention of
his hearers. His gifts of leadership are helpful in the business
meetings of which he is a
member.

PAYTON, Joseph, was editor of
of the Wairarapa Daily Times,
Masterton. When he died the
editor of the Vanguard said,
‘We question if there is a paper
in New Zealand that has maintained as high a moral and
journalistic standard as the
“Daily.” Newspaper editing
meant more to Joseph Payton
than mere money-making, and he
had his reward in the wide influence for good he ever exercised.’ The paper helped to win
No-License for Masterton.

PENNY, E. H., was, for a long
time one of Blenheim's leading
citizens. For a number of years
he was mayor of the town, and
for over twenty-five years he had
a seat upon the Education Board.
For more than twenty years he
was a member of the Prohibition
League, and a recognized leader
of the cause. Died September
23, 1926.

PERYMAN, Mrs. N., editor of
the New Zealand White Ribbon,
has been interested in temperance
work since the days of her
childhood. She was member of
a Band of Hope, a Good Templar
Lodge, and a Junior Rechabite
Tent in due course. The first
election after the women received
the franchise she was Secretary
of the Petone Prohibition
League. In 1898 she joined the
newly-formed W.C.T. Union in
Woodville, and became its
Secretary—Miss Powell being
its founder. In 1910 she was
appointed Dominion Corresponding Secretary for the W.C.T.U.
In 1913 she was elected editor
and business manager of the
White Ribbon, a position she still
occupies. For nine years she has
represented the W.C.T.U. on the
Dominion Executive of the New
Zealand Alliance, and has also a
seat upon the Standing Committee. She has been an earnest
worker and rendered much
valuable service.

PETERS, P. W. Closely identified with the Efficiency Campaign in 1919, Mr. Peters, a
prominent business man in
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Napier, has for many years been
a keen prohibitionist; takes an
active part in Y.M.C.A. work.
He brings energy, enterprise, and
enthusiasm to the cause he has
at heart.

PETHERICK, George J., J.P.,
was born at Picton in 1861. As
a Methodist official he has for
many years been Sunday school
and Band of Hope superintendent. He is a member of the
Wellington Hospital Board and
for fourteen years has been
chairman of the Social Welfare
League and trustee of the Home
for Aged and Needy. For
fifty-three years a member of
the Good Templar Order he has
been Grand Lodge Secretary for
nineteen years. For twenty-seven
years he has had a seat on the
Wellington Licensing Bench, and
for sixteen years was a member
of the New Zealand Alliance
Executive.

PHILIPS, S. C., of the Dunedin
Temperance Reform Council,
and a man of wide experience.

PIKE, W. D., Blenheim, is one of
the most successful agricultural
farmers in Marlborough. Prominent in many public bodies,
some time Deputy Mayor of
Blenheim, at present chairman of
the Marlborough College Board
of Governors, a member of the
Wellington Education Board, a
member of the N.Z. Board of
Agriculture, and treasurer of the
A. & P. Association. He is also
prominent in the Methodist
Church, for which he was for
many years senior Circuit
steward. He has always been
prominently associated with the
Prohibition movement, and has
liberally supported the N. Z.
Alliance funds. He is, at the
present time, president of the
Wairau Prohibition League.

POOLE, Charles H., was born in
Ireland. After living in
Australia for some time, as a
young man he arrived in New
Zealand. For a while he worked
in connexion with the Y. M. C. A.
As a student of social problems
he visited America, where he
spent some years on successful
lecturing tours. For about twelve
years he represented Auckland
in parliament, where he was a
reliable champion of the Prohibition cause. He has rendered
helpful service on the temperance
platform, his grasp of the Prohibition question, his racy, and
humorous style making him a
popular speaker.

PRATTLEY, Mrs., who was formerly known as Miss Caroline
Peck, was a former resident of
Waimate. She was the first
person to sing the famous campaign song, ‘Strike out the top
line,’ as a solo in a temperance
meeting. This was in Waimate,
where it had been composed by
Mr. G. Dash, who was also
editor of the first New Zealand
No-License Handbook.

PRIOR, Rev. S. F., wrote a series
of able articles dealing with the
Prohibition of liquor sales to
Fijians and Maoris, published in
booklet form. The articles had
a wide circulation.

RAINE, Rev. Robert, a Methodist
minister who was stationed at
Ashburton and Invercargill
during the campaigns when No-License was won in each elec-
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torate. He was a leader in the
fights, and has also worked as
organizer during several campaigns.

RANSOM, V., of Rongotea, was a
prominent Good Templar official
who spent much of his time and
energies in extending the principles of the Order. He was a
public man who sympathized
with any work which had for its
object the moral uplifting of the
people.

READY, Rev. William. A man
of striking personality, genial
and witty, a very racy and popular temperance speaker who rendered excellent service to the
cause. See Methodist Church.

REED, G. M. An able journalist
on the staff of the N. Z. Herald.
He wrote The Great Experiment,
of which 120, 000 copies were
distributed, also The Angel
Isafrel, a book with a powerful
Prohibition appeal.

RICHARDSON, William, Auckland. Much could be written of
this fiery, impetuous, and fearless man. For years each week
he spoke to crowds in the open
air. In his paper, The Free
Press, he printed fiery denunciations of the liquor trade and
those engaged in it. He never
lacked courage.

ROBBINS, B. C., during his
residence at Hawera, was an
energetic leader of the temperance
forces in that district. In 1896
he was elected president of the
Taranaki Prohibition Council.
He has served the cause in other
parts of the Dominion.

ROSE, W. H., was born at Dunedin in 1860. As a business man
he had a successful career and
was elected to many important
public positions. In the Presbyterian Church he has occupied
numerous representative offices.
In 1884 he joined the Blue
Ribbon Army and when the No-License movement commenced he
became a member and later
president of the Oamaru Prohibition League. He fought the
liquor trade until, by a splendid
majority, the people closed all
the bars in the electorate. Today he is president of the North
Canterbury Prohibition Area
Council.

ROSS, Rev. John, of Turakina,
was a gentle, lovable man and a
genial comrade, but firm as a
rock in matters concerning the
welfare of the Kingdom of God.
From 1866 to 1871, in face of
bitter opposition he fought to
remove the drink curse from
Masterton. He was a well-known figure at the Palmerston
North Convention. He died 1912.

ROYDS, John I., comes from a
well-known Invercargill family.
Long before the days of No-License he and other members of
his family were deeply interested
in temperance work. At present
he is the managing partner in
the firm of Royds Bros. & Kirk,
and is also interested in other
commercial affairs in different
parts of New Zealand. Everywhere he is regarded as a man
of sound business judgement,
and of sterling integrity. He
first came into active association
with the Prohibition movement
during the Great War, when the
Efficiency League began to study
the question from the standpoint
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of economic efficiency. By addresses and through the press he
showed the losses inflicted on
both the individual and the community by the liquor trade. His
contributions to the press also
showed what a grip he had of
the subject, and attracted considerable attention. He was
elected chairman of the North
Canterbury Area Council, and
was one of its representatives to
the annual meeting of the N.Z.
Alliance. His outstanding qualities soon became evident and in
the year 1924 he was called to
fill the president's chair. He
filled this office with conspicuous
ability and devotion for three
years. He has been a persistent
advocate of personal effort to
win individual votes for Prohibition.

RUDD, William James, of Christchurch, was a Government
insurance agent. He was elected
to a seat on the historic Sydenham Licensing Committee, and
shared the fights through which
the members passed.

RUSSELL, Ven. Archd. J. D.,
Ordained 1891, and vicar at
Opotiki, Rotorua, Bulls and
Petone, appointed to St. Luke's
Oamaru, 1911, and Archdeacon
1916. Ten years General Secretary C.E.M.S. in N.Z. Chaplain
Lt.-Col. 5th (N. Otago) Regt.,
twenty years' service medal.
Champion of No-License and
Prohibition, many years president Oamaru League and vice-president N.Z. Alliance. Admired
and respected by all who know
him.

RYLEY, Rev. J., of Pembroke,
and Owaka, was amongst the
early workers for Temperance
and Prohibition in New Zealand,
rendering a devoted service and
maintaining a keen interest in
the movement up to the time of
his death in December 1928.

SALTER, C. E., barrister,
Christchurch, was, from the
early days a staunch prohibitionist. His legal knowledge
was always at the service of the
party. For a number of years
he served on the Christchurch
Licensing Bench.

SANSON, H., of Rongotea and
Wellington, served the community in various ways. He
was a member of the Alliance
executive.

SAUNDERS, Alfred. An early
settler, merchant, educationalist,
statesman, historian, advocate of
the enfranchisement of women
and champion of the temperance
cause, Alfred Saunders was a
true nation builder. He had
been a temperance worker before
he left England, and he bravely
stood by the flag of total abstinence and his work was far-reaching. The piece of land on
which he lived in the Nelson
district was known as ‘Teetotal
Section,’ and he was the first
man to take a pledge in the
province of Nelson. He was
proud to count Sir William Fox
as one of his converts to the
cause of total abstinence, and it
was through the leadership of
Sir William that the New
Zealand Alliance was formed.
One Sunday afternoon, Alfred
Saunders stood on a bullock
dray in the main street of
Nelson, and delivered a temperance address while the owner
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and driver both lay helplessly
drunk underneath. A few days
later, Ben, the bullock-driver,
signed the pledge and for fifty-seven years was a great temperance worker. He took charge
of the first New Zealand Pledge
Book, and formed the first Band
of Hope in Nelson. When, in
1886, each province sent in returns showing the number of
criminal convictions in the past,
the province of Nelson produced
the smallest number of criminals
and the result was officially
attributed to the fact that since
1842 more than half the children
in the province had joined the
Band of Hope under supervision
of Mr. Benjamin Crisp.

SAWLE, J. W., J. P., a well-known Baptist preacher, farmer,
and ardent prohibitionist, who
came to Ashburton in 1870. He
occupied a prominent position in
the life of the community. Died
1920, aged eighty-five years.

SCANDRETT, W. B., Mayor of
Invercargill, who was appointed
to represent New Zealand at
World's Temperance Convention
at Milan, 1913.

SCOTT, Thomas, who died in 1901,
began his temperance work in
England, where he was the first
secretary appointed to the Good
Templar Grand Lodge. He
worked in Birmingham for many
years in conjunction with Mr.
Malins. He then came to New
Zealand, where he remained
closely connected with the
I.O.G.T. until his death. He was
also the Nelson agent of the
New Zealand Alliance from the
time of the initiation of the
Society, rendering it good service by his earnest work.

SCORGIE, Rev. W., Presbyterian
minister, dealt hard blows at the
liquor traffic during his ministry.
He was an original and logical
speaker.

SELWYN, Bishop. The great
Bishop Selwyn laboured in New
Zealand for twenty-seven years,
and was an ardent temperance
advocate. He visited the State
of Maine, and on his return to
England in 1871 he made a great
speech in Manchester in favour
of No—License.

SHEATE, Geo., of Dunsandel,
was well known as a leader at
farmers' meetings, Methodist
Church Synods, and Conferences,
and a leader in the Canterbury
Prohibition Council.

SMALLFIELD, Rev. Percy S., is
an Aucklander, having spent the
seventy years of his life in or
near the city in which he was
born. At twenty-one years of
age he was appointed head
teacher of Mt. Eden District
school. Three years later he
became an Anglican minister and
later was appointed Diocesan
Inspector of Sunday schools.
Turning to the work of education, he became assistant master
of the Church of England
Grammar School, Parnell, later
master of St. John's College
School, and tutor of St.
John's Theological College,
and this was followed
by the headmastership of the
‘Pah’ School. Since 1914 he
has been actively engaged in the
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work of the Anglican ministry.
Many young men, by his life and
teaching, have been influenced
for good, and his students have
been very successful. He is
faithful, zealous, alert and hard-working. He has a spiritual and
kindly nature, and is broadminded. Being an abstainer and a
prohibitionist, he has used his
pen in advocating the cause of
temperance. In 1917 he was
appointed president of the New
Zealand Alliance.

SMITH, The Hon. G. J., C. B. E.,
M. L. C., Christchurch, has been
associated with the Prohibition
movement since the early stormy
days, and was a member of the
famous Sydenham Licensing
Committee in 1891. He was one
of the prohibitionists elected to
the House of Representatives in
1893. For many years he has
been a champion of the cause in
the Halls of Legislature. In
1898 he was elected a vice-president of the Alliance.

SMITH, Seth, of Oamaru, was,
for a long time, a recognized
leader of the movement. In
representative councils he held
a prominent place, and was a
vice-president of the Alliance.

SMITH, W. H., of the well-known
firm of Smith and Caughey,
Auckland, was founder of the
Helping Hand Mission, Hon.
Superintendent of the Central
Mission, and conductor of
the ‘Christian Worker.’ A
man of evangelical belief and
a generous philanthropist, he
assisted many humanitarian
movements. He was elected a
vice-president in 1891.

SMITH, William S. Lovell, head
of the printing firm, which for
many years published the White
Ribbon, was an earnest advocate
of Prohibition and Women's
Franchise. In 1905 he wrote a
book of history entitled, The
Woman Franchise Movement in
New Zealand. As his second
wife he married Mrs. Kate W.
Sheppard, the well-known leader
of the Franchise struggle in New
Zealand. He died April 15, 1929.

SOMERVILLE, John, was one of
the founders of the Gisborne
Prohibition League and an early
president. He was an old school
temperance advocate who ‘dared
to be a Daniel.’

SOWRY, Jos., arrived in New
Zealand in 1864, and settled in
Woodville in 1871, when, with
others he formed the Small Farm
Association. He became a leading
man in the district and occupied
many public positions, including
that of first mayor. He was a
foundation member of the Hope
of Woodville Rechabite Tent,
and he rendered good service to
the No-License movement. He
died on March 12, 1904.

SPEDDING, Wm., of Auckland,
was chairman of the Prohibition
League in 1900 and onwards,
and was leader both on the platform and in business meetings.

SPEIGHT, W. J. What a
vigorous man was W. J. Speight !
What energy he put into his
daily business or humanitarian
work ! He went from Auckland
to Wellington to be present at
the inauguration of the New
Zealand Alliance on Monday,
March 1, 1886, and took a leading
part in forming the Constitution.
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In the evening he spoke at the
public meeting, and said that
that day was one of the most
important in the history of New
Zealand. All through his life,
Mr. Speight earnestly and with
energy advocated the cause of
temperance, of which he was a
strong pillar. For some years
he sat in the House of Representatives, first as member for
Thames and afterwards as a
representative of Auckland City.

SPRAGG, Wesley. ‘He loved his
fellow man, and did his best to
help him.’ This has been well
said of Wesley Spragg, whose
life and work are remembered
throughout the Dominion. He
was born in February 1848, at
Madeley, Shropshire, England,
and in 1863 accompanied his
family to New Zealand. His
father, Charles Spragg, was an
uncompromising temperance reformer, a true Liberal, a staunch
Nonconformist, and withal a
man who sought to do justly,
love mercy and walk humbly
with his God. His son, Wesley,
became a man of like characteristics, a member of the Congregational Church, and one of its
prominent laymen. In those
early days, conditions of life in
New Zealand were precarious
and hard. Unemployment was
prevalent to an extent not understood to-day: wages were low,
and social and industrial conditions rigorous. Wesley Spragg
faced these conditions with the
spirit of a true pioneer; he knew
adversity, but was undaunted.
He became a principal in a business which met with disaster,
and one of the ‘big occasions’
of his life came years later, when,
following an increase of prosperity, he discharged the
liabilities of his old firm,
although legally immune therefrom. In the business world Mr.
Spragg is best known through
association with the Dominion's
Dairy Industry, of which he is
recognized as a successful
pioneer. For a few years
before and after 1890 the Dairy
Industry in the Auckland Province was in a parlous condition
and was saved from collapse
principally by Wesley Spragg's
courage, capacity, and tenacity.
He lavished generous gifts upon
his adopted city, Auckland. But
Wesley Spragg was perhaps most
widely known as a social reformer. Every movement for social
betterment knew him for a
friend. His benefactions were
manifold, his counsels wise, his
help enthusiastic. For a generation he was the unquestioned
leader of the temperance reform
movement in the Auckland Province; for nearly twenty years
he was president of the Auckland
Province No—License Council;
he played an important part in
keeping alight the fires of temperance sentiment in the days
when No-License was a by-word;
he helped to transmute those
fires into the vital force which
cancelled scores of licenses
throughout the province and
which made Auckland the
Banner City in temperance, reform. He was the very live
president of the Eden No-License League when Prohibition was carried in that, his own,
electorate. On No-License being
carried in Ohinemuri and when
‘the trade’ attempted, by legal
technicalities, to thwart the
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expressed will of over sixty per
cent. of the electors, it was
Wesley Spragg who rallied the
temperance forces to a successful contest in the courts.
During seven years, 1908–1914,
he was the respected president
of the N.Z. Alliance. During
such term, he was influential in
moulding the Legislative policy
of the Alliance: he set new high
standards of material generosity,
and, by his personal service,
made his influence felt throughout the Dominion. Wesley
Spragg, in advanced old age,
looks back upon a life well lived,
and is made happy by the constant love of his wife, children
and numerous grand-children,
and by the respect of many who
are proud to call him friend.—
H. E. Pacey.

SPRATT, F. C., LL.B. For a
number of years a leader in the
Prohibition movement in Hawera,
removed to Wellington, became
a member of and is now Chairman of the Standing Committee
of the N. Z. Alliance. A fearless
champion of the cause, Mr.
Spratt has rendered notable
service as a member of the
Dominion Executive, and in
conducting Court cases—notably
the Ashburton case in 1929—in
the Courts.

SOUIRES, Mr., was a well-known
worker in the famous Sydenham
campaign. On October 26, 1887,
she moved the resolution in the
Oddfellows Hall, Addington, on
which the ‘Prohibition League’
was formed. At the Prohibition
open-air meeting in Christchurch
Cathedral Square when Mr.
T. E. Taylor delivered his first
open-air address, she sang a solo.
This was the commencement of
those open-air meetings which
became famed throughout the
Colony.

STALLWORTHY, Hon. A. J., is
a man who, by his straightforward dealings and high principles, commanded the respect
of his fellow men. He was
strongly opposed to packet
licenses. He moved the resolution in the 1911 Convention declaring that the issue of such
licenses should cease.

STALLWORTHY, John, the
founder of the Wairoa Bell,
strenuously supported the cause
of Prohibition in its columns.
As Member of Parliament he
defended its principles and was
an ardent worker in Bands of
Hope and other temperance
activities.

STEWARD, A. E., was a leader
and worker in Dunedin in the
early days.

STINSON, Rev. Thomas, Timaru,
a Presbyterian minister who, in
the pulpit, press, and on the platform, and in conventions and
other business meetings, has
rendered good service.

STOUT, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert,
P.C., K.C.M.G., was born at
Lerwick in the Shetland Isles in
1844. He arrived in New
Zealand on April 3, 1864. For
some years he was a master in
Grammar schools, but in 1871, as
a barrister, he became a partner
in the firm of Sievwright and
Stout. In 1872 he became a
member of the Otago Provincial
Council and in 1875 was elected
to the House of Representatives.
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During his parliamentary career
he was acknowledged as one of
the strong men of the House,
and he occupied the positions of
Minister of Education, Attorney
General, and Prime Minister. In
1899 he was appointed Chief
Justice, a position he held with
dignity and ability for twenty-seven years. In 1920 he was
appointed to the Privy Council,
and in 1926 he became a member
of the Legislative Council. As
an educationalist he has been a
member of school committees and
education boards. Since 1885 he
has been a member of the
University Senate, and for many
years was Chancellor of the
University of New Zealand. He
was founder and president of the
Educational Institute. He is
well known as editor, contributor to important magazines, and
lecturer. Throughout his long
life he has upheld the principles
of temperance in every position
he has occupied. In 1866 a
meeting was held in the Oddfellows Hall, Dunedin, to consider the best means of combating the evils of drink. Though
it was well advertised, only
twelve persons attended, but Mr.
and Mrs. John Logan, parents of
Lady Stout, Mr. Alexander
Rennie, and Mr. Robert Stout
were included in the number.
These were pioneer temperance
workers. The attendance was
small, but Dr. Stewart reminded
the meeting that Christianity
commenced with only twelve
apostles. In 1872 Mr. Stout
introduced resolutions in the
Otago Provincial Council to
limit the sale of liquor. In 1876
he brought a Local Option Bill
into the House of Representatives, the only two persons now
living who voted for its second
reading being Mr. De Latour and
Sir Robert Stout. In 1881 a
Licensing Bill was passed, and
New Zealand was divided into
a large number of Licensing
Districts. Sir Robert was
elected in three of the Dunedin
wards, the committees of which
refused to renew a number of
licenses. In 1893 he introduced
a Licensing Bill which passed its
second reading, but was defeated
by the Government, and the
Premier, Mr. R. J. Seddon,
brought in a Bill which was
passed. As a humanist, Sir
Robert has worked for the social
and moral welfare of mankind.
During his sixty-five years in
the Dominion he has seen great
changes, especially in the
drinking habits of the people,
and their attitude towards the
temperance question. The members of the Prohibition party,
as a mark of their confidence,
on three occasions elected him
president of the N.Z. Alliance.
As a man of outstanding intellectual ability, great knowledge,
wide vision, strict integrity, and
high ideals, he has ever been
fully trusted by the people as
one of New Zealand's greatest
men.—J. Cocker.

STUBBS, Mr., was president of
the Palmerston North Prohibition League and Provincial
Council and a leading spirit in
promoting the famous conventions. He was a vice-president
of the N. Z. Alliance.

SUTHERLAND, Robert, of
Masterton, for many years rendered good service as secretary
of the Prohibition League.

SUTHERLAND, Rev. R. M. It
is many years since the Rev.
R. M. Sutherland first drew
his sword against King Alcohol,
but through his long and useful
life as a Presbyterian minister,
he has continued the fight.
After Mr. R. T. Booth's long
remembered Blue Ribbon Mission in Dunedin during 1892, the
Roslyn and Kaikorai Gospel Temperance Union was formed, and
as an active and enthusiastic temperance worker, Mr. Sutherland
was appointed the first chairman.
He proved to be an able leader
of that live organisation. As
an illustration of the zeal and
energy of its members, a few
months after the formation of
the Society it was decided to
offer a reward of £5 to any person supplying information which
would lead to persons being conicted of selling intoxicating
liquor in the district. Through
the work of the society, many
persons were induced to sign the
pledge and wear the blue ribbon,
and temperance sentiment was
increased. On June 25, 1895, the
Roslyn and Maori Hill Prohibition League was formed, and the
Rev. R. M. Sutherland was
one of its founders and has continued to be one of its active
members. During his forty
years' ministry at Kaikorai,
Dunedin, he has had a purifying
influence upon the life of the
community.

TANNER, W. W., M.P. for Avon
in 1897, awakened considerable
interest in the country by his
outspoken utterances in the
House of Representatives regarding the open violation of the
liquor Laws in Christchurch
hotels on Sundays.

TAYLOR, E. H., of Thames, was
an earnest minister of the
gospel and a valiant worker for
Prohibition. In the early days
he was an acceptable platform
speaker at public meetings, including the Alliance Annual
Conventions. He occupied the
position of N.Z. Grand Chief
Templar from 1897 and onward.
For some time he travelled about
the Dominion lecturing on the
Prohibition question.

TAYLOR, T. E. T. E. Taylor was
well born. His father was one
of God's gentlemen, and although
he lived in a cottage all his days,
he was a man of vision. He had
a fine physique, great faith, a
good character, a genial nature,
and was an optimist. For years
he travelled through the country
pushing the circulation of The
Prohibitionist. The temperance
people were pleased to entertain
Mr. E. Taylor in their homes,
for his visits were greatly enjoyed. He had a fund of humour
and left the families smiling.
How proud he was of his son
‘Tom’ ! T. E. Taylor's mother
had an intense nature and was
mentally alert, an active social
worker, with a passion for
reform. He grew up with high
ideals, which had their foundations in the nobleness of his
soul. He loved the poor and
suffering, and had an intense
hatred of corruption in character,
of shams and hypocrites. With
a righteous indignation he condemned men who succeeded by
crooked ways, trickery, or the
degradation of their fellow men.
Being the soul of sincerity, when
an employer suggested to him
that as a young man he should
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take a less prominent part in the
Prohibition movement, he replied,
‘You buy my service, but not my
conscience. My work is worth
as much to some one else as it
is to you,’ and putting on his hat,
he walked out of the building.
In 1896 he was first elected to
parliament, and when the figures
were made known, the crowd
demanded a speech. ‘First,’ he
said, 'Some one go and tell my
mother of my success, for she
will be the proudest woman in
New Zealand.’ The people began
to cheer, but he lifted up his
hand and said, ‘Let us sing the
Doxology,’ and the great mass
of people sang,' Praise God from
whom all blessings flow.’ But it
was in his home, with his family,
or among his books, or in the
garden enjoying the beauties of
nature that he was probably
happiest. He was a religious
man and he loved to tell how
one night in the sanctuary a
great light filled his soul and a
new life was born within him.
There was a religious impress
upon all his work. He was a full
man. To converse with him on
world-wide politics, social reforms, the latest scientific discoveries, the works of nature,
philosophy, theology, art, music,
poetry, or religion, was a
pleasure. When he entered
parliament, the members expected
that he would be a man of one
idea and that Prohibition, but
they soon found that he was
brimful of ideas. He was a
pioneer thinker and explored new
realms of thought in social and
industrial reforms. He had great
courage. Public opinion, prejudice, or opposition could not
turn him aside if convinced he
was advocating righteous principles. In politics he was an
Independent, and in the House
of Parliament he was often the
storm centre, but he remained
calm. Had he united with either
political party he would doubtless have attained Cabinet rank,
for he had great gifts of statesmanship. He was an orator.
He compelled others to think as
he thought, and feel as he felt.
He had sparkling wit, humour,
sarcasm, and great gifts as a
word painter. Often he spoke
like an inspired prophet of
righteousness and crowds flocked
to him. Nowhere was he more
popular than in Christchurch,
where he spent his life. For
years he was ridiculed by many
people as a foolish would-be
reformer, but as time passed,
these persons began to respect
and admire him. The city conferred honours upon him.
Repeatedly he was elected
to parliament, and for some
years occupied simultaneously
the position of Member of Parliament and Mayor of the City.
He was trusted by the people
because of his sterling character
and powers of administration
and organization. He became
the man of the city. So many
citizens sought his advice and
judgement in private that it was
almost impossible for him to
attend to his own business. At
the height of his power and the
fullness of his influence, he died
in 1911, and the whole Dominion
realized that one of its greatest
men had fallen. Almost his last
words were, ‘National Prohibition is worth living for and
worth dying for.’—J. Cocker.

THOMPSON, Frank (Christchurch) has worked for Prohibition since the early days. Because of his 'self-denial, unwearied efforts, enthusiasm, and
capabilities,’ he received a presentation in 1896. For a considerable time he was secretary
of the Christchurch Prohibition
League and Canterbury Prohibition Council.

THOMPSON, J. C. (Fielding). A
witty Irish Methodist local
preacher and an ardent prohibitionist of the early days.

THORNE, James, of Dunedin,
was an earnest worker in Good
Templary and Prohibition.

THORNTON, S., Principal of the
Te Aute College, a scholar and
gifted speaker. One of the
leaders of the Young Maori
Party.

TIDD, Jas. E., J.P., of Hamilton,
has been in the fighting line ever
since the first shot was fired on
behalf of No-License in the
Waikato. He is not only a man
who counts in the Prohibition
cause, but also in the public life
of the community. He has been
town councillor, member of the
High School Board of Governors, President of the Waikato
Winter Show, &c.

TODD, Charles. A successful
Otago business man, Charles
Todd realized early in life the
evil of the liquor traffic, and became a live supporter of temperance principles, coming into
prominence during the Efficiency
Campaign in the war years.
For some years he was president
of the Otago Temperance Council, relinquishing that only to
become Dominion president of
the New Zealand Alliance. A
member of the Catholic Church,
he has exerted an appreciable
influence amongst his coreligionists although no official
gesture in favour of Prohibition
has come from that Church.
Sparing neither time, effort, nor
money in his zeal for the movement, he has been particularly
notable for his success in raising
finance. In 1922 he brought
ather George Zurcher to New
Zealand and accompanied him on
a Dominion tour of platform
speaking. During 1926–7 he
made a special trip to the U.S.A.
and the Old Country studying
Prohibition and license conditions and reported his conclusions. Active, generous, large-hearted, gifted with shrewd
common-sense and humour, his
cheery and keen personality has
been a valuable asset to the
movement.

TODD, J., was first secretary of
the Roslyn and Kaikorai Gospel
Temperance Union.

TREADWELL, Rev. J. (Wanganui), a Presbyterian minister
who rendered valuable service to
the cause of temperance in the
early days.

TROUNSON, James. One of the
early Albertland settlers, a lifelong advocate of temperance, for
many years member of the
executive of the N.Z. Alliance,
and a member of the Kaipara
Licensing Committee. Gave to
New Zealand the Trounson
Kauri Park. By hard work and
indomitable energy was extremely successful, and with it
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all, a large-hearted, generous
Christian character, a liberal
supporter of the Methodist
Church and of the Prohibition
movement. Born at Cambourne,
Cornwall, August 1839; died at
Auckland, May 23, 1929, aged
ninety years. He lived to serve.

TUCK, W. R., M.A., LL.M. A
barrister who saw service with
the troops during the Great War,
Mr. Tuck is a man of high ideals,
earnest aims, and keen interest
in the educative aspects of temperance work. For some years
president of the Auckland
Branch of the N.Z. Alliance, he
has expounded a policy of wide
views and patient effort. His
time, energy, and legal knowledge have been placed freely at
the disposal of the movement.

TYLER, J., for many years was
treasurer of the Auckland Provincial No-License Council.

UPTON, J. H., was chairman of
the Auckland Education Board,
and took a deep interest in the
temperance movement. Presiding over the public meeting in
connexion with the 1889 N.Z.
Alliance annual gathering, he
said there were 150 branches with
3,500 members, and that they
must work hard to secure Local
Option. It was stated in the
meeting that in seven years
Licensing Committees had only
closed twenty-five hotel bars and
there were then 1,500 in
existence.

WADDELL, Rev. Rutherford,
D.D., was one of Ireland's choice
gifts to New Zealand. From
1879 to 1921 he was minister
of St. Andrew's Presbyterian
Church, Dunedin. He took a
leading part in founding, and
was for seven years the very
successful editor of The Christian Outlook, which was then the
weekly organ of the Presbyterian,
Methodist, and Congregational
churches. He has published
several volumes of sermons and
other addresses. A Christian
gentleman, a sound scholar, an
effective speaker, and ready
writer, he has rendered exceptionally fine service, and is still
with us and wielding his pen in
the interests of temperance and
other social reforms.

WALKER, Rev. Edward, was a
Congregational minister in
England seven years, and was
recognized as an earnest, energetic leader among the Yorkshire
temperance workers before he
left for New Zealand in 1878,
where for twelve years he was
engaged in the work of the
ministry. In July 1890 he became the New Zealand Alliance
organizing agent, a position he
held for seven years. As Parliamentary agent he displayed
considerable tact and was respected by the politicians. He
had considerable gifts as an
organizer. As a public speaker
he was calm in manner, fluent
but logical in speech, and his
addresses were always packed
full of convincing facts. He
supplied much temperance matter
to the newspapers. He wrote
the Voter's Guide, which was
published during the 1896 campaign, and 140,000 copies were
sent through the post, and 20,000
otherwise distributed. Up to that
time it was the biggest piece of
advertising ever undertaken on
behalf of the movement in New
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Zealand. After resigning his
position as Alliance agent, he
again entered upon ministerial
work, retaining his active interest
in the Prohibition cause.

WALLACE, Jas., Mr. WORKMAN, and Mr. WEIR, of
Timaru, were members of the
Prohibition League in the fighting
days and were strongly aggressive in their attacks upon the
liquor traffic.

WATERHOUSE, C. A lifelong
advocate of the temperance
cause, Mr. Waterhouse has for
many years been on the organizing staff of the Alliance and
earned the affection and esteem
of those with whom he has been
associated. Mr. Waterhouse is
a pastor of the Church of Christ.

WATKINS, Edwin, of Ashburton,
was a genial optimist and a constant fighter for No-License. His
enthusiasm was contagious.

WATKINSON, Joseph, and his
wife have, throughout their long
lives been temperance workers
among the young people of
Auckland, and Mr. Watkinson
was appointed to represent New
Zealand at the World's Temperance Convention at Milan, 1913.

WATSON, Rev. H. C. M., an
Anglican minister of the Diocesei
of Christchurch, died in August
1901. A temperance worker
from his boyhood, he was for
years the most prominent of the
Anglican clergy in Canterbury
who identified themselves with
the Prohibition party. He held
office in the Christchurch League,
and was at one time president of
the Provincial Council. He was
a man of wide sympathies, of
catholic, spirit, kindly, genial and
hopeful; and in time of stress
and strain was ever ready with
encouragement and active
assistance.

WEBB, The Rev. Canon (Anglican), laboured in New Zealand
for twenty years, and died on
October 19, 1903. At Gisborne
and Ormondville, where he succeeded the Rev. T. J. Wills, he
was a loyal prohibitionist. His
addresses were marked by fairness and moderation. He was
genial, courteous, and a most
lovable man, who was trusted as
a leader.

WESNEY, J. J., of Invercargill, was
president of the Southland
Prohibition League, District
Chief of the Rechabite Order
and first editor of the N. Z.
Rechabite, a position which he
held for a number of years. In
aggressive campaigns and other
temperance work he rendered
constant and excellent service.
The members of his family are
walking in their father's footsteps.

WHITE, C. Well-known and
highly-respected, resident in the
Marlborough district, he has,
throughout a long life consistently battled against the drink
evil and contributed substantially
both in personal service and
financially. Cheery and alert,
unfailingly optimistic, Mr. White
is a gallant soldier for the cause.

WHITE, Stephen, of New Plymouth, was a man who did
with his might what his hands
found to do. His brother, Rev.
J. H. White, was an equally
ardent prohibitionist. Earnestness and enthusiasm marked
their work.

WILLIAMS, The Venerable Arohdeaoon Samuel, was a lover of
mankind, but he had a special
affection for the Maoris, and they
loved and respected him. He
founded the Te Aute Institute
for the uplifting of the Maori
race. With his wealth he most
generously supported every benevolent and righteous cause, including No-License. He was one
of the founders of the N. Z.
Alliance and some years later,
in his absence, he was elected
president, but owing to his many
duties he was unable to accept
the position. He was president
of the Hawkes Bay No-License
League. A loyal Churchman, he
was in sympathy with all who
worked for the good of
humanity. He was a genial,
noble great-heart, whose life was
consecrated to God. He died in
March 1907.

WILLIAMS, Rev. W. J., is one of
the veterans and stalwarts of the
Prohibition movement in New
Zealand. Over eighty years ago
he first saw the light at Redruth,
in the county of Cornwall,
England. After receiving a period
of training for the Wesleyan
Methodist ministry at Richmond
College, he came to New
Zealand, arriving early in 1871.
Among his fellow passengers
were two young men, both of
whom made their mark on the
pages of New Zealand history.
One of them, then a mere lad,
afterwards became Prime Minister of the Dominion, and will be
remembered as the Right
Honourable William Ferguson
Massey. The other had been a
fellow student at Richmond with
Mr. Williams, and the name of
the Rev. Frank W. Isltt will
always be associated with the
Prohibition cause in New
Zealand. In those days, however, Frank Isitt had not learned
his first lessons in the work with
which he was later so closely
associated. It was Mr. Williams
who was the advocate of total
abstinence, and sought to make
a convert of his companions.
During the whole period of his
residence in New Zealand, Mr.
Williams has been a fearless and
effective speaker and writer on
behalf of every phase of temperance. Long before the formation of the New Zealand
Alliance he used his whole influence against the liquor trade
and all its doings. He denounced
it from both pulpit and platform with all the force supplied
by deep and intelligent conviction. But it is as a writer that
Mr. Williams has done the most
conspicuous service for the Prohibition cause. For a long period
he contributed to the columns of
the official newspaper of the
Methodist Church, and he was
always in the van of the fight.
His articles had a great educational value and went far in
making the Methodist Church of
New Zealand the fighting force
which she has been for many
years past. The editorial and
other columns of the Vanguard,
also have had the benefit of his
facile and forceful pen. The
journalistic advocate of liquor
always found in him a foeman
worthy of his steel. This was
never more apparent than when
he entered the lists in the correspondence columns of the daily
press. Mr. Williams has also
been as faithful and efficient in
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administrative work as in his
advocacy of the cause which
always has had such a large
place in his heart.—S. Lawry.

WILLIAMS, Mrs. W. J., who for
some years has been superintendent of the Methodist Deaconess
Institute, Christchurch, has spent
her life work in seeking to
help others. As sister of the
people, preacher of the gospel,
and in Christian social work, she
has used her gifts. She is vice
president of the North Canterbury District Women's Christian Temperance Union. During
Prohibition campaigns she has
given addresses in various parts
of the Dominion. By her
gracious personality and impressive style as a speaker she has
rendered very helpful service.

WILLS, Rev. T. J. In the year
1863, a Mr. Albert Wills, a
farmer, settled in Nelson. His
second son, John, was then in his
ninth year. After some years'
work in the Methodist ministry,
Mr. Wills entered the ministry
of the Church of England, and
was stationed at Opotiki. Finding that the liquor traffic was the
dominant power in the district,
he enlisted the aid of the Rev.
John Gow, a Presbyterian minister, and of Mr. T. W. Glover,
Alliance lecturer, and founded a
Gospel Temperance Society. In
the first year 250 members were
enrolled, and later about 400
Maoris joined the ranks. The
reform made such a change for
good in the habits of the people
that the local brewery ceased
work, and the publicans were
unable to pay their rent. This
loss of business roused the whole
liquor interests to violent opposition. A newspaper campaign
was launched against Mr. Wills;
he was stoned when out at night,
kicked and lashed in open day,
and on one occasion his face was
badly cut about. His wife's
health was so broken by anxiety
on his account that for her sake
he consented to leave Opotiki
and to accept the cure of
Ormondville in Hawke's Bay;
but his work in the former
district had made a lasting impression there for good. In 1894
he published a book entitled,
The Church and the Liquor
Traffic, which was very favourably received in New Zealand
and in England as well. In 1896
he wrote the work by which he
is best remembered. Vigorous
in mind and of strong physique,
he threw himself into the fight
for Prohibition with such energy
that his health became undermined; and after a few months
of great suffering, he died on
January 24, 1902.

WILSON, Thomas. When Mr.
Thomas Wilson of Waikuku
(Kaiopoi) died, it was said that
he was one of the oldest and
most earnest workers for temperance reform New Zealand
had ever possessed.

WITHY, Edward, was highly respected as a public man in the
city of Auckland. He rendered
useful service to the cause of
Prohibition when a Member of
Parliament. For a time he was
acting president of the N. Z.
Alliance.

WOODWARD, Rev. W. C., was
for several years agent and
lecturer for the Grand Lodge of
Good Templars.

WORSLEY, W. H., of Hamilton,
was for twenty-six years headmaster of the High School and
one of the presidents of the
Prohibition League. He was
strong and steadfast in his opposition to the liquor trade. He
died recently in Auckland, but
his influence still lives.

WRIGHT, Hon. R. A., M.P. has
been a lifelong worker in the
temperance cause. He is a
humanitarian and has a fine
record of work for his fellow
men. He has filled many public
positions, including that of
Cabinet Minister, Mayor of
Wellington and membership of
many important public committees.

YOUNG, Hon. J. A., M.P.
(Hamilton) has always loyally
stood by his Prohibition principles. Has been M.P. for
Waikato since 1911, Minister of
Health, 1925–28, fourteen years
on the Waikato Licensing Bench,
on the Board of Governors
Hamilton High School, and
chairman of the Hospital Board.

YOUNG, Mr. and Mrs. J. S.,
(Hawera) have for more than
half a century fought the liquor
traffic.

YEREX, G. M., worked for the
cause in various ways and places.
He was president of the
Tauranga No-License League.
In 1893 at his own expense he
visited a number of the No-License States of America and
secured much helpful information which he circulated by addresses from the platform and
numerous articles in the press
of New Zealand.